Daintree River Photosynthetic Radiation Measurements from 1997 to 1998

Surface downwelling photosynthetic radiative flux data collected by weather sensors at the Australian Institute of Marine Science Daintree River station. The dataset covers a specific period from 12 February 1997 to 31 May 1998. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling phytoplankton growth based on photosynthetic radiation levels.
• Analyzing seasonal light patterns in a tropical river environment.
• Calibrating remote sensing algorithms with ground-based radiation measurements.
• Studying the relationship between light flux and other weather parameters.

Strengths

• Covers a defined 15-month time range from February 1997 to May 1998.
• Data originates from a dedicated scientific weather station, suggesting controlled collection.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by weather sensors deployed on the AIMS Weather Station site Daintree River.

Time Range

12 Feb 1997 to 31 May 1998

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 16:01:08.387089; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Daintree River, Australia