Australian Tidal Energy Mooring and CTD Data

AUSTEn project data includes mooring and CTD cast measurements from Banks and Clarence Strait. The project was a three-year effort from 2018 to 2020 led by the Australian Maritime College with CSIRO and University of Queensland. It was funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to assess tidal energy feasibility.

Use Cases

• Model tidal current power density using time-series data from mooring instruments.
• Analyze water column stratification from Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) cast profiles.
• Assess site suitability for tidal turbines by correlating bathymetry data with current velocity measurements.
• Validate hydrodynamic models with in-situ mooring and CTD data from the straits.

Strengths

• Data collected over a three-year project duration from 2018 to 2020.
• Includes multiple data types: mooring time-series and CTD cast profiles.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column details, and sample sizes are not provided.
• Geographic coverage is limited to two straits in Australian waters.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field measurements from oceanographic moorings and Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) casts.

Time Range

2018-2020

Freshness

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Geography

Banks Strait and Clarence Strait, Australia