Salinity data collected by a wireless sensor network at One Tree Island from March 17, 2010 to September 18, 2020. The data set was collected by the Great Barrier Reef Wireless Sensor Network as part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS). It is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Analyzing long-term salinity trends in the Great Barrier Reef based on the 10-year time series.
- Modeling the impact of environmental events on reef water chemistry based on sensor network data.
- Calibrating satellite-derived ocean salinity measurements using in-situ sensor data.
- Studying the relationship between salinity and coral reef health in a specific monitoring location.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific location over a 10-year period from 2010 to 2020.
- Collected by a dedicated facility (Wireless Sensor Networks Facility) as part of a national observing system (IMOS).
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 bias inherent to a single monitoring site.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network via the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System (GBROOS).
- Collection Method
- Collected by the Great Barrier Reef Wireless Sensor Network.
- Time Range
- March 17, 2010 to September 18, 2020
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-16 20:49:39.436570; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia