Climatology of in situ gridded temperature, salinity and velocity along Western Australia coastline

The dataset was collected from 12 coastal mooring arrays off the southwest coast of Western Australia (WA) during 2009-2020, at depths ranging from 47m to 500m, as part of the IMOS program. It includes temperature data from SBE37?s SBE39?s, salinity data from Water Quality Monitors (WQM), and ocean current data from Acoustic Doppler Current Profiles (ADCP) and Nortex ADCP. Here, first version of daily gridded in-situ subsurface temperature, salinity and ocean current, and their climatology are presented. Monthly temperature is also included. This unique dataset offers an invaluable baseline perspective on physical water column properties and temporal variability in WA coastal waters. The data can be used to characterise subsurface features of extreme events such as marine heat waves, marine cold-spells, and to detect long-term change signals along WA coast, influenced by the Leeuwin Current and the wind-driven Capes Current. Here, first version of gridded in-situ subsurface climatological daily and monthly mean temperature, salinity and velocity, was calculated from those deployments. In addition, daily and monthly gridded time series dataset is also available. The data is collected by suite of moorings. It has a mix of Seabird Electronics SBE?37 temperature sensors, Seabird Electronics SBE39?s, Wetlabs Water Quality Meter (WQM), Teledyne RDI Workhorse Sentinel 600kHz and Nortek Continental ADCP instruments. Here, first version of gridded in-situ subsurface climatological daily and monthly mean temperature, salinity and velocity, was calculated from those deployments. In addition, daily and monthly gridded time series dataset is also available.