Sea Water Temperature Logger Data at Pelorus Island, Great Barrier Reef

Temperature logger data collected from deployments around Pelorus Island in the Great Barrier Reef. The data set was collected by the Australian Ocean Data Network and spans from 04 August 1993 to 26 February 2026. The record was last updated on 04 June 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean warming trends based on the long-term temperature time series.
• Analyzing seasonal and diurnal temperature cycles in a coral reef environment.
• Calibrating satellite-derived sea surface temperature measurements with in-situ logger data.
• Studying the impact of temperature variability on coral reef health at Pelorus Island.

Strengths

• Data covers a significant time range from 04 August 1993 to 26 February 2026.
• Specific geographic location at Pelorus Island within the Great Barrier Reef is provided.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single monitoring site.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by one or more deployed temperature loggers.

Time Range

04 August 1993 to 26 February 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 08:43:04.636113; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pelorus Island, Great Barrier Reef