Heard Island Ocean Current Measurements from 1990-1991

Five current meters on a single mooring recorded oceanographic parameters near Heard Island in the Southern Ocean. Data collection spanned from May 1990 to January 1991. The processed data is archived by the CMR Data Centre in Hobart.

Use Cases

• Model ocean circulation patterns based on velocity component data.
• Analyze water temperature variability in the Antarctic region.
• Study salinity and pressure profiles at specific depths.
• Validate regional climate models with in-situ current meter observations.

Strengths

• Data covers a continuous 8-month period from May 1990 to January 1991.
• Includes measurements from five distinct instruments on one mooring.
• Parameters include velocity components, temperature, pressure, and salinity.
• Data has been processed and archived by a recognized 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 location.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Data collected from a mooring with current meters.

Time Range

May 1990 to January 1991

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 14:31:32.511104; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Heard Island, Southern Ocean