Sea Water Temperature Logger Data from Mangrove Bay, Ningaloo, Western Australia

Temperature loggers deployed at Mangrove Bay collected this sea water data between 25 October 2008 and 17 January 2009. The Australian Ocean Data Network is the listed organization for the dataset. The data was last updated in the platform's metadata on 5 June 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling short-term coastal temperature variability based on the logger deployment mentioned in the description
• Analyzing seasonal temperature patterns in a coral reef lagoon based on the Ningaloo location
• Calibrating satellite-derived sea surface temperature products with in-situ logger data
• Studying the thermal environment of mangrove and seagrass habitats based on the site location

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 85-day monitoring period from October 2008 to January 2009.
• Focuses on a defined geographic location: Mangrove Bay within the Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia.

Limitations

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

Time Range

25 Oct 2008 to 17 Jan 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:48:13.433292; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mangrove Bay, Ningaloo, Western Australia