Upper Ocean Thermal Data, Indian Ocean Line IX12 (Fremantle-Red Sea), 1986-current

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

This dataset contains temperature data from the TOGA/WOCE transect IX12 across the Indian Ocean, between Fremantle and the Red Sea. Data have been collected since December 1986 and are ongoing. The transect is repeated approximately monthly. Profiles are obtained approximately every 60km (a 1 degree latitude / 1.5 degree longitude grid). The data are obtained from XBTs (expendable bathythermographs) deployed via the Ship-of-Opportunity Program (SOOP) of the IOC/WMO Integrated Global Ocean Services System (IGOSS), and are now managed by the Joint Australian Facility for Ocean Observing Systems (JAFOOS), a collaborative venture between CSIRO Marine Research and the Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre (BMRC).

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Field Value
Title Upper Ocean Thermal Data, Indian Ocean Line IX12 (Fremantle-Red Sea), 1986-current
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/28cebf45-b5dc-4548-81b6-fe025822b02e
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/12/1986
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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    [
      [
        50.0,
        -36.0
      ],
      [
        117.0,
        -36.0
      ],
      [
        117.0,
        15.0
      ],
      [
        50.0,
        15.0
      ],
      [
        50.0,
        -36.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Upper Ocean Thermal Data, Indian Ocean Line IX12 (Fremantle-Red Sea), 1986-current". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/upper-ocean-thermal-data-indian-ocean-line-ix12-fremantle-red-sea-1986-current1