21-591 Reef: Sea Water Temperature Logger Data

From 19 January 2012 to 21 September 2019, this dataset contains sea water temperature measurements collected by loggers deployed around the site of 21-591 Reef. It provides a multi-year time series for marine environmental monitoring. The data is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term temperature trends for reef 21-591 based on the 2012-2019 time series.
• Monitoring thermal stress events on coral reefs using the high-frequency logger data.
• Calibrating or validating regional oceanographic models with in-situ temperature measurements.
• Studying the relationship between sea temperature and reef health at a specific monitoring site.

Strengths

• Provides a substantial multi-year time series covering over seven years (2012-2019).
• Hosted by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network, indicating institutional provenance.
• Data is explicitly collected by deployed temperature loggers, suggesting direct environmental measurement.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing, including column names, row count, file size, and data license.
• Documentation is sparse, with only a repetitive description and no details on sensor specifications or data processing.
• The listed file formats (PNG, HTML) suggest the primary access may be through visualizations or reports rather than raw data tables.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by one or more temperature loggers deployed at the site.

Time Range

From 19 Jan 2012 to 21 Sep 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 23:46:54.458748 (data_gov_au)

Geography

Site of 21-591 Reef