Heard Island Ocean Current Meter Data from 1990-1991

May 1990 to January 1991 current meter data collected from a mooring near Heard Island in the Southern Ocean. The dataset includes measurements from 5 current meters and has been processed and archived by the CMR Data Centre in Hobart. It is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean current velocity and direction based on east-west and north-south velocity components.
• Analyzing water column temperature and salinity profiles for oceanographic studies.
• Investigating pressure variations at depth for physical oceanography research.
• Studying seasonal changes in the Southern Ocean based on the multi-month time series.

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 has been processed and archived by a recognized data centre (CMR).

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 location and time period.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, CMR Data Centre Hobart

Collection Method

Collected from a mooring with 5 current meters.

Time Range

May 1990 - January 1991

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 15:37:31.118124; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Heard Island, Southern Ocean