Heard Island Ocean Current Meter Data from 1990-1991

Current meter data collected from a mooring near Heard Island in the Southern Ocean between May 1990 and January 1991. The dataset includes measurements from 5 current meters, likely containing parameters such as velocity components, temperature, pressure, and salinity. The processed data are archived by the CMR Data Centre in Hobart.

Use Cases

• Analyze ocean current velocity patterns based on east-west and north-south components
• Study water mass characteristics based on temperature and salinity data
• Model oceanographic processes in the Antarctic region based on time-series measurements
• Validate regional ocean circulation models based on in-situ mooring data

Strengths

• Data from 5 current meters provides multiple measurement points
• Covers a specific 8-month period from May 1990 to January 1991
• Processed and archived by a recognized data centre (CMR Data Centre)

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 and temporal bias inherent to a single mooring deployment

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Data collected from a mooring with 5 current meters.

Time Range

May 1990 to January 1991

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:54:15.803362; freshness should be verified

Geography

Heard Island, Southern Ocean