Derwent Estuary Temperature and Salinity Profiles from Station 5 (Aug 2012 - Jan 2013)

Station 5 in the Derwent Estuary provides a six-month record of temperature and salinity profiles measured via CTD casts. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this data, which was last updated in June 2026. The dataset likely contains vertical profile measurements for analyzing estuarine water column properties.

Use Cases

• Modeling seasonal water column stratification based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Analyzing estuarine mixing processes based on vertical property gradients.
• Calibrating regional hydrodynamic models based on in-situ CTD measurements.
• Studying the impact of freshwater inputs on salinity distribution in an estuary.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific six-month period from August 2012 to January 2013.
• Measurements are from a fixed location (Station 5), providing a consistent spatial reference.
• Data is hosted by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the specific 2012-2013 collection period.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Samples measured from a CTD profile.

Time Range

August 2012 to January 2013

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 20:00:07.989018; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Station 5, Derwent Estuary