This record describes gravity data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V03, "SOTS: Southern Ocean Time Series automated moorings for climate and carbon cycle studies southwest of Tasmania", which departed Hobart on the 4th May 2022 and returned to Hobart on the 15th May 2022 (AEST). The gravity meter instrument is a MicroG Lacoste Air-Sea II. Data are stored in .ENV and .DAT data files at CSIRO. The gravity meter was running for the duration of the voyage. There are 12 files totaling 184 MB of raw data in this dataset. A wharf tie was undertaken after the previous voyage (19 April 2022) and again after this voyage (15 May 2022) at the Hobart wharf using a Scintrex Autograv CG-5. Wharf tie data can be found in the "wharf_calibrations" folder which is stored with the raw data. An Excel spreadsheet detailing the wharf tie metadata and associated waterline measurements is also stored with the raw data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.
This record describes Gravity data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V07, HALO - Halimeda bioherm Origins, function and fate in the northern Great Barrier Reef." The voyage took place between August 15, 2022 and September 7, 2022 (AEST), departing from Brisbane and returning to Cairns. Piggyback project: Dinoflagellates & broader planktonic assemblage observation. The gravity meter instrument is a MicroG Lacoste Air-Sea II. Data are stored in .ENV and .DAT data files at CSIRO. There are 49 files totalling 378 MB of raw data in this dataset. A wharf tie could not be undertaken due to restrictions related to COVID-19 quarantine pre-voyage. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.
This record describes gravity data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_T01, titled "Transit: Cairns to Darwin 2022." The voyage took place between September 11, 2022 and September 17, 2022 (AEST), departing from Cairns and returning to Darwin. The gravity meter instrument is a MicroG Lacoste Air-Sea II. Data are stored in .ENV and .DAT data files at CSIRO. There are 9 files totalling 102 MB of raw data in this dataset. A wharf tie was undertaken at Fort Hill Wharf in Darwin upon vessel arrival using a Scintrex Autograv CG-5. Wharf tie data can be found in in2022_t01_gravity_wharf_tie_FtHillWharfWEST_Darwin_17092022.TXT, which is stored with the raw data. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.
This record describes gravity data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V06, titled "Integrated Marine Observing System: monitoring of East Australian Current property transports at 27 degrees South." The voyage took place between July 14 and July 30, 2022 (AEST), departing from Brisbane and returning to Brisbane. The gravity meter instrument is a MicroG Lacoste Air-Sea II. Data are stored in .ENV and .DAT data files at CSIRO. There are 34 files totalling 281 MB of raw data in this dataset. We were unable to conduct a wharf tie as the ship was only temporarily in port to drop science party off. A waterline measurement alongside the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal (BICT) was conducted. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.
This record describes gravity data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V05 "The Tsunamigenic Submarine Landslides and Deep-Marine Canyons of Australia’s Tasman Sea Margin: Causes and Consequences" which departed Hobart on the 28th May 2022 and returned to Brisbane on the 3rd July 2022. The gravity meter instrument is a MicroG Lacoste Air-Sea II. Data are stored in .ENV and .DAT data files at CSIRO. There are 40 files totalling 627 MB of raw data in this dataset. Wharf tie[s] were undertaken at Hobart PW4 and Port of Brisbane PNK2 using a Scintrex Autograv CG-5. Wharf tie data can be found in "Hobart wharf tie_2022_05_15.txt" "in2022_v05_CG5_Gravity_Tie_PNK2_Brisbane2016909147.txt" and "Gravity Wharf Tie_Details & Calculations_in2022_v05.xlsx", which are stored with the raw data. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.
This record describes gravity data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V08, titled "Biodiversity Assessment of Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories", which departed Darwin on September 30 and returned to Fremantle on November 3, 2022. This was a continuation of voyage IN2021_v04. The gravity meter instrument is a MicroG Lacoste Air-Sea II. Data are stored in .ENV and .DAT data files at CSIRO. There are 36 files totalling 576 MB of raw data in this dataset. A wharf tie was undertaken at the end of the voyage at Henderson Wharf (in Fremantle) upon vessel arrival using a Scintrex Autograv CG-5. No wharf could be undertaken in Darwin due to personnel restrictions. Note: Due to a Time Server issue on the Gravity PC, data from Julian days 273-297 (i.e. 30th September to 24th October 2022) had to be time corrected, and those files can be found in the "time_corrected" folder which is stored with the raw data. Wharf tie data can be found in "Henderson_wharf_tie_2022_11_03.TXT", which is stored with the raw data. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.
This record describes gravity data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V09, titled "Valuing Australia’s new Gascoyne Marine Park." The voyage took place between 0000 November 19, 2022 and 0700 December 19, 2022 (UTC), departing from Fremantle and returning to Fremantle. The gravity meter instrument is a MicroG Lacoste Air-Sea II. Data are stored in .ENV and .DAT data files at CSIRO. There are 121 files totalling 1 GB of raw data in this dataset. A wharf tie was not undertaken prior to this voyage. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.
The aim of this study, as part of a large number of related studies, was to examine the occurrence of cetaceans and seabirds along the 110◦E meridian from temperate to tropical waters (39.5–11.5◦S). Cetaceans and seabirds were actively scanned for across a four-week period spanning austral autumn to winter. Acoustic recordings of vocalising cetaceans weremade using directional and omnidirectional sonobuoys (n = 87 deployments). In total, seven cetacean sightings (six baleen whale, one toothed whale), 186 seabird sightings and 225 cetacean acoustic detections were recorded. A total of 22 seabird species were sighted, including, petrels, albatrosses, tropicbirds, terns, shearwaters, boobies, frigatebirds, gannets, gulls, skuas and prions.
This record describes gravity data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2023_E01, 'Sea Trials and Calibrations' which departed Fremantle on the 06/01/2023 and returned to Fremantle on the 12/01/2023 (UTC). The gravity meter instrument is a MicroG Lacoste Air-Sea II. Data are stored in .ENV and .DAT data files at CSIRO. There are 19 files totalling 103 MB of raw data in this dataset. Wharf tie[s] were undertaken at Fremantle Victoria Quay E and the Fremantle Port Office using a Scintrex Autograv CG-5. Wharf tie data can be found in Gravity Tie Freo E to Port Office.TXT, which is stored with the raw data. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.
This record describes gravity data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2023_V01, titled "Antarctic Bottom Water Production in the past: Records from marine sediments, Cape Darnley, East Antarctica". The voyage took place between 25th January, 2023 and 2nd March, 2023 departing from Henderson's (WA) and arriving in Hobart (TAS). The gravity meter instrument is a MicroG Lacoste Air-Sea II. Data are stored in .ENV and .DAT data files at CSIRO. There are 74 files totalling 582 MB of raw data in this dataset. Wharf ties were undertaken at Henderson_AMC Wharf and Hobart Wharf using a Scintrex Autograv CG-5. Wharf tie data can be found in gravity_data folder\Hobart_wharf_tie_2023_03_02.txt & Henderson_AMC_wharf_tie_2023_01_24.txt, which is stored with the raw data. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.