RV Franklin 09FA1091
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |||||||||
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Franklin (09FA) | ||||||||
| Cruise identifier | 09FA1091 | ||||||||
| Cruise period | 1991-11-15 — 1991-12-15 | ||||||||
| Status | Completed | ||||||||
| Port of departure | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||
| Port of return | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||
| Purpose | Research | ||||||||
| Objectives | Cruise FR 10/91 was undertaken to study ocean transport in the Tasman and Coral Seas and to collect ground truth data for validation of the ATSR (Along Track Scanning Radiometer). Also testing of the "flying fish" without electronic components and XBT/XCTD tests and calibrations were conducted. Survey methods included ADCP, CTDs, XCTDs, XBTs, underway instrumentation, radiometer, mooring and drifter deployments. Related Franklin cruises are 10/89, 02/90, 10/91, 07/92, 07/93 and 03/94. | ||||||||
| Chief scientist | John A Church (CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (Hobart)) | ||||||||
| Cruise report |  (0.01 MB) | ||||||||
| Ocean/sea areas | |||||||||
| General | Coral Sea Tasman Sea | ||||||||
| Data held at BODC | Get data | ||||||||
| Series/Profiles | |||||||||
| 1 Single-beam echosounder | Horizontal spatial co-ordinates Date and time Bathymetry and Elevation
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