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Water level variations along the outer Great Barrier Reef (1985-1988)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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Tide Gauges were deployed at 6 stations along the outer Great Barrier Reef (Harrington Reef, Raine Island, Creech Reef, Reef No. 17-065, Reef No. 19-151 and Gannet Cay) and 2 stations in the Coral Sea (Willis Island and Flinders Cay). Sea level measurements along the outer Great Barrier Reef allow improved forcing and validation of hydrodynamic models. The presence of outer shelf reef platforms allow these observations to be made economically. Long term tidal height analysis also improves long term sea level predictions. Appropriately paired gauges with coastal or Coral Sea reefs can provide an estimate of geostrophic currents and a proxy for the EAC.

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Field Value
Title Water level variations along the outer Great Barrier Reef (1985-1988)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/64baaca7-41d6-4704-bd3f-72233367aab7
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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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Water level variations along the outer Great Barrier Reef (1985-1988)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/water-level-variations-along-the-outer-great-barrier-reef-1985-19881