Secchi disk light transmission data were collected from multiple ships in the Great Australian Bight. Measurements span nearly three decades, from January 1966 to November 1994. The data were collected and submitted by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO).
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in water transparency (Secchi depth) over the 28-year period.
- Correlate light transmission data with other oceanographic variables collected on the same cruises.
- Model the spatial distribution of light attenuation across the Great Australian Bight region.
Strengths
- Data collection spans a 28-year period from 1966 to 1994.
- Measurements cover the Great Australian Bight, a specific marine region.
Limitations
- The specific number of data points (rows) and measured parameters (columns) is unknown.
- Data collection ended in 1994, making the dataset temporally stale for contemporary analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO).
- Collection Method
- Secchi disk measurements collected from multiple research vessels.
- Time Range
- 1966-01-19 to 1994-11-23
- Freshness
- Data collection concluded on 1994-11-23.
- Geography
- Great Australian Bight