Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC)
Primary data centre for the Australian Antarctic Program hosting ~2,000 Southern Ocean and Antarctic datasets including CTD water temperature/salinity, oceanographic and environmental monitoring records, with DOIs and a metadata catalogue.
data.aad.gov.au
At a glance
- Region
- Australia (Oceania)
- Coverage
- Antarctica / Southern Ocean
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- Oceanography
- Sea Temperature
- Salinity
- CTD
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Sea-level planning
Plan for sea-level rise and storm surge.
Because it has: Oceanography
- 02
Saline intrusion
Track salt moving into rivers and aquifers.
- 03
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
Because it has: Sea Temperature
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Surge forecasts
Forecast surge and coastal water levels quickly.
- 02
Shoreline change
Detect erosion and accretion from imagery.
- 03
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
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