Sea Water Temperature Logger Data at Banyak Coral, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 2002-2008

Temperature logger data collected from the Banyak Coral site in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean. The data was gathered by the Australian Ocean Data Network and covers a period from 05 April 2002 to 02 June 2008. The dataset is available in PNG and HTML file formats.

Use Cases

• Modeling coral bleaching risk based on sea temperature time series.
• Analyzing long-term ocean warming trends in the Indian Ocean based on logger data.
• Calibrating satellite-derived sea surface temperature measurements with in-situ logger data.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific geographic location (Banyak Coral, Cocos (Keeling) Islands).
• Time series spans over six years, from April 2002 to June 2008.
• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

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; last metadata update was 2026-06-27.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 05 April 2002 to 02 June 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 16:25:37.478385; freshness should be verified

Geography

Banyak Coral, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean