SOFS: Southern Ocean Surface Heat and Mass Fluxes from Deep Water Moorings

One-minute averaged heat and mass flux data from the Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, collected by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The dataset includes computed surface fluxes alongside observed meteorology, radiation, and sea water properties. The mooring was first deployed at 46.7S, 142E in March 2010.

Use Cases

• Modeling air-sea heat exchange based on computed surface flux parameters.
• Analyzing temporal variability in downwelling radiation and meteorology from one-minute observations.
• Studying carbon cycle processes based on measurements controlling CO2 transfer between the atmosphere and upper ocean.
• Validating climate models using in-situ data from the Sub-Antarctic Zone.

Strengths

• Provides one-minute temporal resolution for detailed process studies.
• Includes multiple complementary data streams: computed fluxes, meteorology, radiation, and sea water properties.
• Data originates from a long-term observing platform first deployed in 2010, suggesting a potential time series.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale ML tasks.
• Data freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-06-05.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Observations from the Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) deep water mooring, processed in delayed mode.

Time Range

Time series starting from the initial deployment in March 2010.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 03:03:36.792138; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sub-Antarctic Zone, approximately 350 nautical miles south-west of Tasmania, centered at 46.7S, 142E.