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Masig (Yorke) Island Automated Marine Weather And Oceanographic Station

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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This dataset contains meteorological and sea temperature data from the weather station located near Masig (Yorke) Island in the Torres Strait, installed under the Tropical Ecosystems hub of the National Environmental Research Program (NERP) and supported by the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA). These data are collected to support scientific research within the Tropical Ecosystems hub of the National Environmental Research Program (NERP - see: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/nerp/ ) Theme 1, Program 2.3 (Torres Strait).Data are made available on request to other researchers and to the public. This weather station is funded under the Tropical Ecosystems hub of the National Environmental Research Program (NERP) in conjunction with the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA). The weather station is an AIMS Mk5 system consisting of a Vaisala WXT520 weather station, a LiCor 192 Light Sensor and a number of in-water sensors including a SeaBird SBE37 CTD (Conductivity, Temperature and Depth) and SeaBird SBE39 (Temperature and Depth).Data recorded: Water Temperature (3m, 6.4 at MSL), Barometric Pressure, Air Temperature, Humidity, Solar Radiation (PAR), Wind Direction True (vector averaged), Wind Speed True (30 min average).The weather stations collect and store data in electronic memory every ten minutes, the station uses the 3G phone network to send the data to AIMS where it is stored in a database and then made available via the web and other systems. The data are then checked for accuracy using a number of range and historical checks, longer term summeries are then calculated along with indicies of potential thermal stress.

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Field Value
Title Masig (Yorke) Island Automated Marine Weather And Oceanographic Station
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/d74ade3c-a6b0-49df-8f5d-0c863fc016fd
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 15/02/2024
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    143.4,
    -9.76
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Masig (Yorke) Island Automated Marine Weather And Oceanographic Station". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/masig-yorke-island-automated-marine-weather-and-oceanographic-station