1997/98 V7 details
General information
- Season
- 1997/98
- Voyage
- V7
- ACE CRC reference name
- au9807
Cruise Name
PICCIES -
Voyage Classification
Marine Science
Ship
©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1997
- Catalogue id
- 2439B3
- Caption
- Pumping fuel to Mirny
- Photographer
- McCormack, David (Dave)
Leader
Voyage Leader
Dick Williams
Deputy Voyage Leader
Andrew McEldowney
Voyage Objectives
Summer Retrieval
Comments
PICCIES name - PIC is Polyna Ice Creation but the rest is unknown
Voyage Reports
No reports known - if you know of any, please contact the Data Centre and we can add them.
Schedule
| From | Depart | To | Arrive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 3-Apr-1998 | Davis | 4-May-1998 |
| Davis | 4-May-1998 | Casey | 9-May-1998 |
| Casey | 11-May-1998 | Macquarie Island | 18-May-1998 |
| Macquarie Island | 19-May-1998 | Hobart | 22-May-1998 |
See also List of sitreps - not guaranteed to work as voyage naming conventions are not consistent.
See the 1997/98 Voyage Schedule for other voyages for this season.
Voyage track
Spatial bounds of voyage
| 42° 53.0' S | ||
| 77° 34.6' E | 158° 39.7' E | |
| 67° 02.9' S |
Voyage Track map from the Marine Underway database, averaged every 15 minutes
Voyage Data and Activities
Biological Collections
List of collections of species data collected on this voyage. Some collections are voyage specific or might be from a wider set of observations or samples.
| Collection Name | Observation count | Link to data search form |
|---|---|---|
| Cetacean Sightings Survey and Southern Ocean cetacean program | 46 | Search |
| Electron Micrographs - Marine | 101 | Search |
| Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean | 2086 | Search |
| Southern Ocean Continuous Zooplankton Recorder (SO-CPR) Survey | 657 | Search |
Voyage activities
| Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler | 115 profiles - Link to data at Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler  Data from 7-Apr-1998 11:00 UT to 10-May-1998 17:00 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see POLYNYA_ship - Mertz Polynya Experiment, Aurora Australis science cruises au9807 and au9901, and Tangaroa science cruise ta0051 - ship-based CTD, ADCP, LADCP and mooring data at GCMD |
| Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) tows | Number of segments = 177 - Link to data at Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) tows Data from 13-May-1998 09:41 UT to 16-May-1998 22:42 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see AADC-00099 - Southern Ocean Continuous Zooplankton Records at GCMD |
| CTD Bottle Data | 3 Stations - Link to data at CTD Bottle Data Data from 17-Apr-1998 10:02 UT to 19-Apr-1998 19:28 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see POLYNYA_ship - Mertz Polynya Experiment, Aurora Australis science cruises au9807 and au9901, and Tangaroa science cruise ta0051 - ship-based CTD, ADCP, LADCP and mooring data at GCMD |
| CTD Cast Data | 3 Stations - Link to data at CTD Cast Data Data from 17-Apr-1998 00:00 UT to 19-Apr-1998 00:00 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see POLYNYA_ship - Mertz Polynya Experiment, Aurora Australis science cruises au9807 and au9901, and Tangaroa science cruise ta0051 - ship-based CTD, ADCP, LADCP and mooring data at GCMD |
| Underway Data & Voyage Tracks | 366946 positions recorded. - Link to data at Underway Data & Voyage Tracks Data from 3-Apr-1998 05:55 UT to 17-May-1998 15:08 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see 199798070 - Aurora Australis Voyage 7 (PICCIES) 1997-98 Underway Data at GCMD |
| Whale Survey Data | 60 Sightings Data from 4-Apr-1998 23:06 UT to 21-May-1998 00:40 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see ASAC_915_2253 - Cetacean Sightings Survey and Southern Ocean cetacean program at GCMD |
| Wildlife at Sea observations | Observed 31 species from 2093 observations. See Species and observation count - Link to data at Wildlife at Sea observations Observers: Rory O'Brien and Fiona Spruzen Data from 3-Apr-1998 00:00 UT to 21-May-1998 00:00 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see DB_WOV *** at GCMD |
Weather
Science Projects
Note - this page lists projects where there has been some requirements logged. This may include requests that are not directly associated with any science performed on the ship.
Australian Antarctic Science Projects for voyage. Click on the project number to see Public details such as project metadata and Australian Antarctic Program publications.