Heard Island Current Meter Data from 1990-1991

One mooring with 5 current meters collected data in the Southern Ocean near Heard Island from May 1990 to January 1991. The data, which likely contains velocity components, temperature, pressure, and salinity, were processed and are archived by the CMR Data Centre in Hobart. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean circulation patterns based on east-west and north-south velocity components.
• Analyzing seasonal water temperature and salinity variations near Heard Island.
• Studying pressure-depth relationships at the mooring location.
• Validating regional oceanographic models with in-situ current meter observations.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 9-month period from May 1990 to January 1991.
• Includes measurements from 5 current meters on a single mooring.
• Data have been processed and are 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 temporal bias inherent to the 1990-1991 collection period.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, CMR Data Centre in Hobart.

Collection Method

Data collected from a mooring with 5 current meters.

Time Range

May 1990 to January 1991.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-18 19:10:07.694025; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Heard Island, Southern Ocean.