Real Time Ocean Monitoring Stations - meteorological and ocean data from Madge Reef (Thurs

Real-time ten-minute readings of meteorological and oceanographic parameters from two monitoring stations in the Torres Strait, Australia. The data, collected by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) starting in August 2012 and July 2013, feeds into Bayesian models to identify conditions that may lead to coral bleaching. It includes wind speed, air temperature, salinity, water temperature, and photosynthetically active radiation.

Use Cases

• Train Bayesian coral bleaching risk models based on real-time temperature, light, and salinity data.
• Analyze correlations between meteorological conditions (wind, air temperature) and in-water heat stress mentioned in the description.
• Study long-term environmental trends in the Torres Strait region using data collected since 2012.
• Validate short-term forecasts of coral bleaching risk based on the integration of real-time and forecast data streams.

Strengths

• Provides high-frequency, real-time data collected every two minutes.
• Covers two distinct geographic sites with deployments starting in August 2012 and July 2013, offering multi-year temporal coverage.
• Integrates multiple data streams (meteorological, light, in-water) relevant for environmental modeling.

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 despite a listed last update date of 2026-07-10.

Provenance

Source

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Collected via deployed instruments including a Vaisala WTX520 weather station, Li-COR Li-192 PAR sensor, and Sea-Bird SBE37/SBE39 sensors.

Time Range

From August 2012 (Madge Reef) and July 2013 (Masig Island) onwards.

Freshness

Data is collected in real-time every two minutes.

Geography

Two sites in the Torres Strait, Australia: Madge Reef near Thursday Island and Masig (Yorke) Island.