Derwent Estuary Temperature and Salinity Profiles from Station 2 (2012-2013)

CTD profile measurements of temperature and salinity were collected at Station 2 in the Derwent Estuary. The data collection period spans from August 2012 to January 2013. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling seasonal water column stratification based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Analyzing estuarine mixing processes based on concurrent temperature and salinity measurements.
• Calibrating regional hydrodynamic models based on in-situ profile data from a fixed station.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific six-month period from August 2012 to January 2013.
• Measurements are from a fixed geographic location (Station 2, Derwent Estuary).
• Data includes two key oceanographic parameters: temperature and salinity.

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/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Samples measured from a CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) profile.

Time Range

August 2012 to January 2013

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 01:38:29.041853; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Station 2, Derwent Estuary