Derwent Estuary Current Meter (Mooring) Data 1993-4

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

This dataset comprises the current meter data collected from 2 localities in the Derwent Estuary, Tasmania (Blinking Billy Point and Tranmere) during October 1993-January 1994. The data contribute to the physical component of the Derwent Estuary study, carried out as part of the CSIRO Coastal Zone Program. There with 2 moorings and 4 current meters represented in this dataset. Parameters typically recorded in current meter data comprise east-west and north-south velocity components, water temperature, pressure, and salinity at a nominal depth for each current meter. The data have been processed and are archived as part of the holdings of the CMR Data Centre in Hobart.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Derwent Estuary Current Meter (Mooring) Data 1993-4
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2287442b-ee47-4d90-bfa8-5145f59c5161
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 13/10/1993 - 22/01/1994
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        147.3,
        -43.0
      ],
      [
        147.5,
        -43.0
      ],
      [
        147.5,
        -42.9
      ],
      [
        147.3,
        -42.9
      ],
      [
        147.3,
        -43.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Derwent Estuary Current Meter (Mooring) Data 1993-4". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/derwent-estuary-current-meter-mooring-data-1993-41