Derwent Estuary Temperature and Salinity Profiles from Station 6 (2012-2013)

Station 6 in the Derwent Estuary provides a six-month record of oceanographic conditions. The Australian Ocean Data Network collected temperature and salinity samples via CTD profiles between August 2012 and January 2013. Data is available in NetCDF format, a standard for environmental science.

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 ocean models with in-situ CTD profile data from a fixed station.
• Studying short-term environmental variability in a temperate estuary.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific six-month period from August 2012 to January 2013.
• Measurements are from a fixed geographic location (Station 6 in the Derwent Estuary).
• Data is available in NetCDF, a self-describing format common in geosciences.

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 and temporal bias inherent to a single station and short time frame.

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 00:35:54.546331; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Station 6, Derwent Estuary