Beagle Gulf Current Observations from May 2015 to July 2017

Ocean current data collected in the Beagle Gulf by the Australian National Moorings Network (ANMN) from 24 May 2015 to 16 July 2017. The ANMN is a facility of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project, and this specific dataset was collected by its National Reference Systems (NRS) sub-facility. The data is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal ocean circulation based on current observations.
• Analyzing temporal variability in marine currents based on the multi-year time series.
• Validating hydrodynamic models based on in-situ mooring data.
• Studying the physical properties of the Beagle Gulf marine environment.
• Integrating observational data into larger marine monitoring systems based on the IMOS network.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Observations cover a specific multi-year period from May 2015 to July 2017.
• Data is collected by a dedicated national mooring network facility (ANMN).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the single gulf location.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by moorings from the Australian National Moorings Network (ANMN) National Reference Systems (NRS).

Time Range

From 24 May 2015 to 16 July 2017.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 2026-05-05.

Geography

Beagle Gulf.