Research Vessel R.V. Linnaeus: a platform of the IMOS SOOP Sea Surface Temperature sub-facility

Research Project

Researchers: Cabrie, Joel (Principal investigator) ,  AODN Data Manager (Distributes) ,  Cabrie, Joel (principalInvestigator) ,  Data Officer (Distributes) ,  Data Officer (Distributes)

Brief description The Vessel RV Linnaeus is a platform of the Enhancement of Measurements on Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) facility. RV Linnaeus is a small CSIRO research vessel (callsign VHW6005) collecting underway bulk SST from its occasional trips within 200 nm from Hillarys Boat Harbour, WA. Bulk SST is processed from SBE38 calibrated digital oceanographic thermometer and SBE45 MicroTSG. The depth of water intake is 0.8 m. The data are quality controlled by the Bureau of Meteorology and provided to eMII.

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Notes Credit
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.

Notes Credit
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)

Data time period: 01 12 2011

116,-30 116,-34 112,-34 112,-30 116,-30

114,-32

text: westlimit=112; southlimit=-34; eastlimit=116; northlimit=-30