Sea Water Temperature Logger Data at Cattle Bay, Great Barrier Reef

Temperature logger data collected from the Cattle Bay site on the Great Barrier Reef. The dataset covers a long-term period from 11 February 1993 to 13 December 2025, managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It provides time-series measurements for oceanographic and marine science research.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term sea water temperature trends at the Great Barrier Reef from 1993 to 2025.
• Correlate temperature time-series data with broader marine ecosystem studies for the Cattle Bay site.
• Validate oceanographic models using in-situ logger measurements from a specific reef location.

Strengths

• Long-term temporal coverage spanning over 32 years from 1993 to 2025.
• Data is sourced from a specific, named monitoring site at Cattle Bay on the Great Barrier Reef.
• Managed by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network organization.

Limitations

• The specific data format, column structure, and sample size are unknown.
• Data availability is limited to PNG and HTML file formats, which may not be ideal for quantitative analysis.
• The license is unspecified, which could restrict usage.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

11 February 1993 to 13 December 2025

Freshness

The metadata was last updated on 22 March 2026.

Geography

Cattle Bay, Great Barrier Reef, Australia