eReefs GBR1 hydrodynamics v2.0 provides results from a 1km-resolution shelf-scale hydrodynamic model of the Great Barrier Reef. The model ran in near-real-time mode, updating daily, until January 2024 when sensor damage disrupted river-flow data inputs. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Simulating ocean currents and water movement based on the 1km-resolution hydrodynamic model.
- Analyzing near-real-time environmental conditions for the Great Barrier Reef based on daily updates.
- Studying the impact of river inflows on reef ecosystems based on measured flow data from gauging stations.
- Modeling shelf-scale oceanographic processes based on nesting within a larger 4km-resolution model.
Strengths
- High-resolution 1km-scale model for detailed spatial analysis.
- Near-real-time daily updates until January 2024.
- Incorporates measured river-flow data and atmospheric data from authoritative sources.
Limitations
- Data collection was disrupted in January 2024 due to sensor damage, limiting recent updates.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Results from a nested hydrodynamic model incorporating atmospheric and river-flow data.
- Time Range
- Ran in near-real-time until January 2024.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 14:18:17.841129; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Great Barrier Reef