CSIEM Report Card: Mooring Validation — Temperature & Salinity

Model version CSIEM-1.7.0 — Comparison of modelled vs observed depth-time profiles at mooring stations within Cockburn Sound, 2021. Each panel shows observed data (top) and CSIEM prediction (bottom).

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CS4 Desal CS13 CS11

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Jan 2021
Feb 2021
Mar 2021
Apr 2021
May 2021
Jun 2021
Jul 2021
Aug 2021
Sep 2021
Nov 2021
Dec 2021

CS4 Buoy (North)

Northern Cockburn Sound — DWER CS4 mooring

Temperature (°C)

No data for Jan 2021
CS4 Buoy (North) — Temperature — Feb 2021
CS4 Buoy (North) — Temperature — Mar 2021
CS4 Buoy (North) — Temperature — Apr 2021
CS4 Buoy (North) — Temperature — May 2021
CS4 Buoy (North) — Temperature — Jun 2021
CS4 Buoy (North) — Temperature — Jul 2021
No data for Aug 2021
No data for Sep 2021
CS4 Buoy (North) — Temperature — Nov 2021
No data for Dec 2021

Salinity (ppt)

No data for Jan 2021
No data for Feb 2021
CS4 Buoy (North) — Salinity — Mar 2021
CS4 Buoy (North) — Salinity — Apr 2021
No data for May 2021
No data for Jun 2021
No data for Jul 2021
No data for Aug 2021
No data for Sep 2021
No data for Nov 2021
No data for Dec 2021

Desalination Site

Mid Cockburn Sound — near Kwinana desalination outfall

Temperature (°C)

Desalination Site — Temperature — Jan 2021
Desalination Site — Temperature — Feb 2021
Desalination Site — Temperature — Mar 2021
Desalination Site — Temperature — Apr 2021
Desalination Site — Temperature — May 2021
Desalination Site — Temperature — Jun 2021
No data for Jul 2021
No data for Aug 2021
Desalination Site — Temperature — Sep 2021
Desalination Site — Temperature — Nov 2021
No data for Dec 2021

Salinity (ppt)

No data for Jan 2021
No data for Feb 2021
No data for Mar 2021
Desalination Site — Salinity — Apr 2021
Desalination Site — Salinity — May 2021
No data for Jun 2021
No data for Jul 2021
No data for Aug 2021
No data for Sep 2021
No data for Nov 2021
No data for Dec 2021

CS13 Buoy (South)

Southern Cockburn Sound — DWER CS13 mooring

Temperature (°C)

CS13 Buoy (South) — Temperature — Jan 2021
CS13 Buoy (South) — Temperature — Feb 2021
CS13 Buoy (South) — Temperature — Mar 2021
CS13 Buoy (South) — Temperature — Apr 2021
CS13 Buoy (South) — Temperature — May 2021
CS13 Buoy (South) — Temperature — Jun 2021
No data for Jul 2021
No data for Aug 2021
No data for Sep 2021
CS13 Buoy (South) — Temperature — Nov 2021
CS13 Buoy (South) — Temperature — Dec 2021

Salinity (ppt)

No data for Jan 2021
CS13 Buoy (South) — Salinity — Feb 2021
CS13 Buoy (South) — Salinity — Mar 2021
No data for Apr 2021
CS13 Buoy (South) — Salinity — May 2021
No data for Jun 2021
No data for Jul 2021
CS13 Buoy (South) — Salinity — Aug 2021
No data for Sep 2021
No data for Nov 2021
No data for Dec 2021

CS11 Site (South)

Southern Cockburn Sound — DWER CS11 mooring

Temperature (°C)

CS11 Site (South) — Temperature — Jan 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Temperature — Feb 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Temperature — Mar 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Temperature — Apr 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Temperature — May 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Temperature — Jun 2021
No data for Jul 2021
No data for Aug 2021
No data for Sep 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Temperature — Nov 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Temperature — Dec 2021

Salinity (ppt)

No data for Jan 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Salinity — Feb 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Salinity — Mar 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Salinity — Apr 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Salinity — May 2021
CS11 Site (South) — Salinity — Jun 2021
No data for Jul 2021
No data for Aug 2021
No data for Sep 2021
No data for Nov 2021
No data for Dec 2021

Data Source & Notes

Observed data are sourced from the Western Australian Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) and comprise four continuously profiling mooring buoys deployed within Cockburn Sound during 2021. These instruments measure vertical profiles of temperature, salinity and other water quality parameters at high temporal resolution.

Mooring data are subject to sensor drift and malfunctions caused by biofouling. Modellers assess these plots alongside field notes supplied by the DWER team. Where a particular dataset is considered unreliable it is not shown here, but remains available within the CSIEM platform for reference.

Further information about the DWER Cockburn Sound monitoring program is available at: estuaries.dwer.wa.gov.au/cockburn-sound

Further assessment of the model's temperature prediction is available in the Temperature Report Card.