IMOS - Deep Water Moorings - Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) - Surface properties (real-time)

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 24/06/2025

This data collection consists of observations at the sea surface made by the Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, including meteorological parameters, downwelling radiation, and sea water temperature and salinity. Hourly averages of each parameter are delivered in near real-time. SOFS is an observing platform in the Sub-Antarctic Zone, approximately 350 nautical miles south-west of Tasmania. It obtains frequent measurements of the surface and deep ocean properties that control the transfer of heat, moisture, energy and CO2 between the atmosphere and the upper ocean to improve understanding of climate and carbon processes. The mooring was first deployed at (46.7S, 142E) in March 2010.

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Title IMOS - Deep Water Moorings - Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) - Surface properties (real-time)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/b951f185-2d75-4fea-8ca8-c43129faaf86
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
e.schulz@bom.gov.au
Reference Period 22/06/2025
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "IMOS - Deep Water Moorings - Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) - Surface properties (real-time)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/imos-deep-water-moorings-southern-ocean-flux-station-sofs-surface-properties-real-time