Sea Water Temperature Logger Data at Clerke Reef, Rowley Shoals

Temperature loggers deployed at Clerke Reef in North Western Australia collected this environmental time-series data. The Australian Ocean Data Network manages the dataset, which spans from June 2007 to April 2025. Its last metadata update was recorded on June 16, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term ocean warming trends based on the 18-year time range
• Modeling thermal stress on coral reef ecosystems based on sea water temperature data
• Calibrating satellite-derived sea surface temperature measurements based on in-situ logger data
• Studying seasonal and inter-annual temperature variability in a remote reef environment

Strengths

• Covers an 18-year period from June 2007 to April 2025, providing a long-term baseline.
• Focuses on a specific, ecologically significant location: Clerke Reef in the Rowley Shoals.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 23 June 2007 to 27 April 2025

Freshness

Last metadata update was 2026-06-16 21:15:45.168571; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Clerke Reef, Rowley Shoals, North Western Australia