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SP 08/84 (alternative identifier: SP198408)
Period: 1984-10-01 00:00 to 1984-10-16 00:00 Local
Duration: 15.00 days
From: Hobart To: Melbourne
Region: Tasman Sea and Bass Strait
Ship: Sprightly [details]
Description: Oceanographic studies in Bass Strait and the East Australian Current region S and N of Sydney, in tandem with near real-time Sea surface temperature images received from the NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). Also, ground-truthing for the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) on board the US shuttle "Challenger". Mapping was by thermosalinograph, surface sampling, XBTs, and GEK current measurements.2 satellite-tracked bouys were relased in the East Australian Current, 2 tide gauge moorings were laid in Bass Strait for VIMS, and 25+ neuston (plankton) tows were taken for the University of Sydney.
Leader: C. Nilsson (CSIRO)
Project: Ocean Remote Sensing Project 1981-1997 [details]
Map extents: 50° 00.0' S to 0° 00.0' N 95° 00.0' E to 180° 00.0' E
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