Ningaloo Reef Circulation Study, Western Australia (1997): Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler deployments

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

Two RD Instruments Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) and a Sontek Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP) were deployed at the front of the northern reef and the southern reef during the Ningaloo Reef Circulation Study.Deployment details:Site 5 (Deployment 1): ADCP S/N 0412: -21.8076, 114.082133 (Front of northern reef)Deployed 28/11/97: Recovered 4/12/97. Depth: 9mSensors: Pressure sensorSite 5 (Deployment 2): ADP S/N C18: -21.8076, 114.082133 (Front of northern reef)Deployed 4/12/97: Recovered 11/12/97. Depth: 9mSensors: No pressure sensorSite 6: ADCP S/N 064: -21.8137, 114.069717 (Front of southern Reef)Deployed 26/11/97: Recovered 11/12/97. Depth: 9mSensors: No pressure sensorSampling regime: 20 minute bursts every hour starting on the hour. 0.5 second sampling interval, average every minute during burst. These data are a component of the project 'Ningaloo Reef Circulation Study, Western Australia (1997)'.

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Title Ningaloo Reef Circulation Study, Western Australia (1997): Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler deployments
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/3e9f0f94-6506-41e6-bf18-a3145943b787
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 20/11/2017
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    114.069717,
    -21.8137
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Ningaloo Reef Circulation Study, Western Australia (1997): Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler deployments". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/ningaloo-reef-circulation-study-western-australia-1997-acoustic-doppler-current-profiler-deploy1