Rib Reef Air Pressure Measurements from 1980 to 1985

Air pressure data collected by weather sensors deployed on the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) Rib Reef weather station site. The dataset covers a time range from 29 February 1980 to 03 December 1985. It is aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term atmospheric pressure trends based on the specified 1980-1985 time range.
• Model local weather patterns for a reef environment based on data from a dedicated weather station.
• Correlate air pressure changes with other oceanic or meteorological phenomena for the Rib Reef site.
• Validate or calibrate regional climate models using historical in-situ sensor data.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 5-year time period from 1980 to 1985.
• Data originates from a dedicated weather station at a known location (Rib Reef).

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/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by weather sensors deployed on the AIMS Weather Station site Rib Reef.

Time Range

29 February 1980 to 03 December 1985

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 08:31:39.953089; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rib Reef, Australia