IMOS SOOP Sea Surface Temperature data collected on the PV Pacific Sun

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

This dataset contains Sea Surface Temperature (SST) underway observations collected on trips of the PV Pacific Sun (callsign 9HA2479). Bulk SST is measured by SBE48 hull contact sensor. The sensor is installed in the engine compartment at the depth of 3 metres. SST data (along with meteorological data from ship AWS) are instantaneous, collected every 1 hour. The data are quality controlled by the Bureau of Meteorology. The daily data files are available from eMII shortly after 0000 UTC.

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Title IMOS SOOP Sea Surface Temperature data collected on the PV Pacific Sun
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/cddfc510-cd8a-4f33-976b-6b369d410ff2
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
joel.cabrie@bom.gov.au
Reference Period 12/12/2010
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 PV Pacific Sun". 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-pv-pacific-sun1