Himawari-8 Sea Surface Temperature Data for Australian Oceanographic Phenomena

Australian Ocean Data Network provides satellite-derived sea surface temperature data from the Himawari-8 geostationary satellite. The data has high temporal frequency (10-minute intervals) and spatial resolution (approximately 2 kilometers). It was used to study upwelling events on the Bonney Coast, the East Australian Current, and Madden-Julian Oscillation diurnal variations between July 2015 and September 2017.

Use Cases

• Monitoring upwelling events based on area of influence, minimum temperature, and duration mentioned in the description
• Analyzing seasonal and intra-seasonal variations of the East Australian Current based on mapped data from 2015-2017
• Investigating diurnal sea surface temperature variations correlated with surface wind speed and short-wave latent heat flux
• Studying the influence of Madden-Julian Oscillation phases on ocean surface heating

Strengths

• High temporal frequency of 10-minute intervals enables tracking of rapid oceanographic changes
• High spatial resolution of approximately 2 kilometers provides detailed coastal and current mapping
• Analysis covers a multi-year period from July 2015 to September 2017

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 data_gov_au, focusing on the Australian region

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing from the Himawari-8 geostationary satellite

Time Range

July 2015 to September 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 08:50:48.928787; freshness should be verified

Geography

Australian region, including the Bonney Coast, East Australian Current, and northwest shelf