IMOS-SOOP Sea Surface Temperature data collected on the Merchant Vessel Spirit of Tasmania II

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

The data files contain SST underway observations from an SBE 48 hull-contact temperature sensor collected on trips of a ferry participating in the Australian Volunteer Observing Fleet (MV Spirit of Tasmania II - VNSZ) between Melbourne (Victoria) and Devonport (Tasmania). The trips take either once per day or once per night. The data are instantaneous hourly measurements. The data have been quality controlled by the Bureau of Meteorology. Enhancement of Measurements on Ships of Opportunity (SOOP)-Sea Surface Temperature (SST) aims to supply near real-time SST data (within 24 hours) from SOOPs and research vessels in the Australian region.

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Title IMOS-SOOP Sea Surface Temperature data collected on the Merchant Vessel Spirit of Tasmania II
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/be55b0ac-13c9-4e5f-8287-d1e5b5efbce1
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
joel.cabrie@bom.gov.au
Reference Period 20/07/2017
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "IMOS-SOOP Sea Surface Temperature data collected on the Merchant Vessel Spirit of Tasmania II". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/imos-soop-sea-surface-temperature-data-collected-on-the-merchant-vessel-spirit-of-tasmania-ii1