Instantaneous sea surface temperature and meteorological data collected every 5 minutes from the merchant vessel MV Pacific Celebes. The vessel makes regular transects between Australia and North America, with data quality controlled by the Bureau of Meteorology. Daily data files are available from the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Analyzing SST variability along shipping routes based on 5-minute measurement intervals
- Comparing sensor performance based on data from Aanderaa 4050 and Seabird SBE 48 instruments
- Modeling ocean-atmosphere interactions based on combined SST and meteorological data
- Studying temperature profiles in the Pacific Ocean based on transects between Australia and North America
Strengths
- Data is quality controlled by the Bureau of Meteorology
- SST and meteorological data are collected at a high frequency of every 5 minutes
- SST is measured by two different sensor types (Aanderaa 4050 and Seabird SBE 48) for potential comparison
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is dated 2026-05-05
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Sensors installed on the MV Pacific Celebes vessel, with water intake at a nominal depth of 12 meters.
- Freshness
- Daily data files are available after 0700 UTC.
- Geography
- Transects between east/southeast coasts of Australia (Melbourne, Brisbane) and west coast of North America (Los Angeles, Vancouver).