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Heard Island Current Meter (Mooring) Data 1990-91

Created 29/03/2026

Updated 29/03/2026

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This dataset comprises the current meter data collected from Heard Island (Southern Ocean) during May 1990-January 1991. There is 1 mooring with 5 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 Heard Island Current Meter (Mooring) Data 1990-91
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/fc48edfb-1c21-435c-8df5-965fcc6f0677
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 21/05/1990 - 20/01/1991
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        74.5,
        -53.3
      ],
      [
        74.6,
        -53.3
      ],
      [
        74.6,
        -53.2
      ],
      [
        74.5,
        -53.2
      ],
      [
        74.5,
        -53.3
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Heard Island Current Meter (Mooring) Data 1990-91". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/heard-island-current-meter-mooring-data-1990-916