The Helix Experiment: Helix Reef physical oceanography, Great Barrier Reef: Current meter mooring HLX26

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Updated 23/06/2025

Two Aanderaa current meters were deployed on the mooring HLX26 located north-west of Helix Reef. Deployment Details:Deployment 1:Code: HLX26Instrument 1: RCM4 # 6801; Depth 14mInstrument 2: RCM4 # 6331; Depth 45mSampling Interval: 30 minutesDate Deployed: 27/10/1983Date Recovered: 22/03/1984Deployment 2:Code: HLX26Instrument 1: RCM4 # 7350; Depth 14mInstrument 2: RCM4 # 7369; Depth 45mSampling Interval: 30 minutesDate Deployed: 22/03/1984Date Recovered: 18/05/1984 These current meters were part of an array of instruments deployed for the physical oceanographic component of the Helix Experiment.

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Title The Helix Experiment: Helix Reef physical oceanography, Great Barrier Reef: Current meter mooring HLX26
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/3ea15fe5-61c4-48a4-b90f-7fdaa19cb1e4
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 20/11/2017
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    147.283333,
    -18.616667
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "The Helix Experiment: Helix Reef physical oceanography, Great Barrier Reef: Current meter mooring HLX26". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/the-helix-experiment-helix-reef-physical-oceanography-great-barrier-reef-current-meter-mooring-3