Sea Water Temperature Logger Data at Flinders Reef, Coral Sea, 2007-2020

From June 22, 2007, to February 27, 2020, temperature loggers collected sea water data at Flinders Reef in the Coral Sea. The data set was aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The last metadata update was recorded on June 23, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term sea temperature trends based on the 13-year monitoring period
• Model coral reef health and bleaching events based on temperature stress data
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface temperature products based on in-situ logger measurements

Strengths

• Data collection spans over 13 years, from June 2007 to February 2020
• Provides in-situ measurements from a specific reef location in the Coral Sea
• Aggregated by 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
• 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 at the site.

Time Range

June 22, 2007 to February 27, 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 03:07:10.185942; freshness should be verified

Geography

Flinders Reef, Coral Sea