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ReefCloud public data (Australia, 2006-2024)

Created 21/12/2025

Updated 21/12/2025

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What is this dataset?

This repository is associated with the paper Predicting coral trends and attributing drivers of change from local to global scales by Vercelloni et al. It provides all the information needed to reproduce Case Study 1 presented in the paper, using the code available at: GitHub repository.

What is used for?

The datasets associated with the repository inform a broad spatial-scale predictive model, which predict annual hard coral cover across all known coral reefs (both monitored and unmonitored) in the region by incorporating a spatial grid and information about the environment (currently cyclone activity and degree heating weeks).

How it was created?

The predictive model uses coral cover data aggregated into 5×5km hexagonal units (tier 5 units). Individual monitoring observations from the public ReefCloud platform within the same tier 5 unit are aggregated. In addition, the spatial grid and information on inshore and offshore reefs are also provided in the repository for reproduciblity.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title ReefCloud public data (Australia, 2006-2024)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/4fef3e3a-7863-416b-b52a-1ef215fbde78
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 01/12/2025
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    146.53435,
    -17.80305
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "ReefCloud public data (Australia, 2006-2024)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/reefcloud-public-data-australia-2006-2024