This record describes XBT data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2020_V06 titled "Probing the Australian-Pacific Plate Boundary: Macquarie Ridge in 3-D." The voyage took place between October 8 and November 3, 2020 departing from Hobart (TAS) and arriving in Hobart (TAS). A total of 23 XBT casts were conducted over the duration of this voyage. Of these casts, 14 were considered acceptable, 4 were bad (failed or high SST) (i.e. 014, 015, 016, 019), 4 were good to only ~200 m (i.e. 003, 004, 005, 006) and 1 had no data at the start of the profile (i.e. 017). Data are stored in netCDF files at CSIRO. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes XBT data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2017_E04, Trials voyage, which departed Hobart on the 7th of December 2017 and returned to Hobart on the 11th of December 2017. A total of 1 XBT cast was conducted over the duration of this voyage. Data are stored in netCDF files at CSIRO. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes XBT data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2021_V03, titled "Integrated Marine Observing System: monitoring of East Australian Current property transports at 27 degrees South (multi-year)." The voyage took place from Hobart (TAS) to Brisbane (QLD) between May 8 and June 3, 2021. A total of 31 XBT casts were conducted over the duration of this voyage. 25 XBT casts were considered good and used for processing. Data are stored in netCDF files at CSIRO. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes XBT data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2021_V02 (SOTS: Southern Ocean Time Series automated moorings for climate and carbon cycle studies southwest of Tasmania), which departed Hobart on the 14th April 2021 and returned to Hobart on the 28th April 2021. A total of 9 XBT casts were conducted over the duration of this voyage; 2 of which were discounted, one for testing (xbt_001) and one was a bad cast (xbt_004). Data are stored in netCDF files at CSIRO. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes XBT data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2020_E01 (Trials and Calibration) which departed Hobart on the 29th July 2020 and returned to Hobart on the 6th August 2020. The purpose of this voyage was to undertake post port-period equipment calibrations and commissioning, sea trials and personnel training. A total of 1 XBT casts were conducted over the duration of this voyage. Data are stored in netCDF files at CSIRO. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes XBT data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2021_E01 (Trials and Calibration) which departed Hobart on the 10th November 2021 and returned to Hobart on the 14th November 2021. The purpose of this voyage was to undertake post port-period equipment calibrations and commissioning, sea trials and personnel training. A total of 1 XBT casts were conducted over the duration of this voyage. Data are stored in netCDF files at CSIRO. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes scientific split-beam echosounder data collected on the RV Investigator voyage IN2023_E03, titled "Trials & Calibrations", which was segmented into 3 legs, departing Hobart on September 13 and ending in Sydney on September 30, 2023. Leg 1 (Hobart to Hobart) took place between 13-16 Sep, Leg 2 (Hobart to Hobart) between 16-25 Sep and Leg 3 (Hobart to Sydney) between 26-30 Sep. The Simrad EK80 wide band transceivers (WBT) 38, 70, 120, 200 kHz and the EK60 split-beam GPT 18 kHz were calibrated during Leg 2 of the voyage. The calibration was undertaken at anchor in the Derwent Estuary on September 18, 2023 with the 38mm sphere deployed at 03:00 (UTC) and calibration recording conducted between 07:14 - 10:06 (UTC). The EK80 WBTs were calibrated using default settings for only CW modes. Due to line snagging issues under the hull and resulting time limitations, no calibration was undertaken for the 333 kHz or for the remaining EK60 GPTs. The results of the calibration were not applied immediately to the EK80 (pending further onshore analysis). All frequencies were logged sporadically for the extent of the voyage. The frequencies were set to passive for periods during the voyage when conducting other system calibrations or during shallow water mapping when interference was noted on the mapping system (EM710) from the 70 and 120kHz frequencies mainly. Data are stored in .raw, .bot and *.idx format at CSIRO. There are 519 files totalling 45.6 GB of raw data in this dataset. No processing has been conducted on this data. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes XBT data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2023_V07, [FOCUS] which departed Hobart on the 15/11/23 and returned to Hobart on the 20/12/23. A total of 52 XBT casts were conducted over the duration of this voyage. Data are stored in netCDF files at CSIRO. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2023_E03, titled "Trials & Calibrations", which was segmented into 3 legs, departing Hobart on September 13 and ending in Sydney on September 30, 2023. Leg 1 (Hobart to Hobart) took place between 13-16 Sep, Leg 2 (Hobart to Hobart) between 16-25 Sep and Leg 3 (Hobart to Sydney) between 26-30 Sep. The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry, backscatter and watercolumn backscatter in Storm Bay, offshore to the southeast of Tasman Peninsula and between Hobart and Sydney. The EM122 provides a 1 degree by 1 degree angular resolution. The echosounder's nominal frequency is 12 kHz. A patch test calibration was performed to determine the angular offsets of the system on September 14, 2023. Data are stored in .all raw format for bathymetry and backscatter and .wcd format for watercolumn backscatter at CSIRO. There are 267 files totalling 12.4 GB of raw data and 267 files totalling 15.4 GB of wcd data in this dataset. Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in *.all format are corrected for motion and position. GPS tide was computed using the EGM2008 model and applied to the processed data. Processed data had outliers removed. Processed line data are available in *.gsf and ascii format, and processed bathymetry and backscatter grids in geotiff format. Additional information regarding this dataset, including information on processing streams, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

This record describes XBT data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2014_E02.The sea trial included two legs, both from Hobart to Hobart with Leg 1 between 28th of October to the 1st November and Leg 2 from the 1st November to the 6th November. TuroXBT hardware and Devil software were used to acquire the data. Data are stored in netCDF files at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There were 6 XBT drops. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.