Water Quality Sampling in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia from 1977 - 1981

Oxygen Nutrients Sea Surface Temperature Subsurface Temperature Phytoplankton biomass and diversity

This dataset contains water quality data from a uniform grid of sampling locations in Cockburn Sound and surrounding areas from 1977 to 1981. This data was used to determine the eutrophic status of Cockburn Sound and reasons for this nutrient enrichment and phytoplankton response. A PhD thesis was based on this data and the data formed a baseline for an ongoing monitoring program through to the present day.

Data and resources

Location - Decimal minutes.doc

Location of stations/sampling sites in decimal minutes

DOC Open
Cockburn Sound (77-81) Physical and Nutrient data - Chiffings.xls

Physical and Nutrient data - Cockburn Sound (1977 - 1981)

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aodn:water_sampling_cockburn_sound

Water Sampling – Cockburn Sound (1977-1981)

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Additional information

Date (creation)	2007-06-11
Status	historicalArchive
Update frequency	notPlanned
Metadata language	en
License	Due to the type of equipment used when this data was collected (late 1970's to early 1980's) the location and data will have accuracy limitations.
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-05
Created	2026-11-05
API	package_show