Sea Water Temperature Logger Data at Bargara, Great Barrier Reef (2001-2003)

Temperature logger data collected around the Bargara site on the Great Barrier Reef. The Australian Ocean Data Network gathered this data from one or more deployed loggers. Measurements span from 30 August 2001 to 21 February 2003.

Use Cases

• Modeling coral bleaching risk based on sea temperature time-series data.
• Analyzing seasonal and diurnal temperature patterns in a coastal reef environment.
• Calibrating or validating satellite-derived sea surface temperature products with in-situ logger data.
• Studying the impact of temperature anomalies on marine biodiversity at a specific reef site.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific coastal site on the Great Barrier Reef, a critical marine ecosystem.
• Time-series spans approximately 18 months, from August 2001 to February 2003.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by one or more temperature loggers deployed around the site of Bargara.

Time Range

From 30 August 2001 to 21 February 2003

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:20:20.024175; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bargara, Great Barrier Reef