Orpheus Island Water Temperature Time Series From 2002

Orpheus Island water temperature data collected by the Great Barrier Reef Wireless Sensor Network. The data is part of the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System project, managed by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System. Collection began on 09 December 2002.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term sea temperature trends based on the time-series nature of the data.
• Model coral bleaching risk based on water temperature data from a Great Barrier Reef location.
• Validate oceanographic models based on in-situ sensor data from the IMOS network.

Strengths

• Data collection began on 09 December 2002, providing a long-term record.
• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine 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.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Great Barrier Reef Wireless Sensor Network.

Collection Method

Collected by the Wireless Sensor Networks Facility (formerly FAIMMS).

Time Range

From 09 December 2002 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 19:00:24.069308; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Orpheus Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.