Great Barrier Reef Water Temperature Dashboards for Bleaching Analysis, 2015-2017

Over 100 permanent temperature logger locations on the Great Barrier Reef provide data aggregated into hourly intervals for 2015, 2016, and 2017. The dataset, compiled by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) under the NESP TWQ 4.2 project, includes dashboards with time series plots, climatologies, and heat accumulation indicators. Data from sensors including reef loggers, moorings, weather stations, and wave buoys is quality-controlled to characterize thermal stress events.

Use Cases

• Analyzing thermal stress events based on hourly water temperature time series.
• Calculating heat accumulation indicators like NOAA's degree-heating week based on provided statistics.
• Comparing current temperature conditions against long-term climatologies based on records exceeding 10 years.
• Investigating spatial patterns of water temperature across the reef based on data from over 100 sensor locations.

Strengths

• Data originates from over 100 permanent temperature logger locations and other observing platforms.
• Includes calculated climatologies for sites with more than 10 years of data.
• Dashboards provide interactive time series plots and basic statistics for 2016 and 2017.

Limitations

• Data outside the primary project timeframe (2015-2017) is not plotted in the dashboards.
• Row count and specific column-level documentation are unknown.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is dated 2026-07-10.

Provenance

Source

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) temperature logger program and other platforms.

Collection Method

Data extracted for 2015-2017 from sensors, aggregated into hourly intervals, with climatologies and statistics calculated.

Time Range

Primary focus 2015-2017, with longer records used for climatology.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 21:36:45.888994; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef, Australia.