AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Environmental factors associated with the spatial distribution of crustose coralline algae on the Great Barrier Reef

Between May 1996 and September 1999 the percentage cover of crustose coralline algae and environmental conditions were visually estimated on 144 reefs.On each reef, 2 sites (windward and leeward) were surveyed at up to 5 pre-defined depths (18-13, 13-8, 8-3, 3-1, reef flat), typically covering 200-300 m for each depth range.Percent total cover (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100%) of hard corals, octocorals, crustose coralline algae, turf algae, Sargassum and other macroalgae and unconsolidated substratum (sand/sediment/mud, and rubble).Visibility (Secchi distance in metres); sediment deposit thickness (0=none, 1=thin layer, 2=moderate layer, 3=thick deep layer); and slope angle (in 5° increments) were recorded.Relative distance across (from the coast), and along (to the northen end of the Great Barrier Reef), the shelf were calculated based on longitude and latitude.
 To describe the spatial distribution of crustose coralline algae over 144 reefs of the Great Barrier Reef.To investigate relationships between crustose coralline algae cover and water clarity, sedimentation, slope angle, and relative distance along and across the Great Barrier Reef.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Fish of the Yongala shipwreck and nearby deep water shoals, central Great Barrier Reef (CRC Reef Research Centre Project)

Five fish surveys were conducted on the wreck of the Yongala between June 1996 and September 1997. In addition, surveys of fish on two nearby deep water shoals, Tink Shoal and the unnamed "Small" Shoal were carried out in May 1997.Fish were surveyed by a visual census method using Log5 abundance estimates. Two dives along the length of the shipwreck were conducted during each visit to the Yongala, with a total observation time of 45 minutes. The bottom of the shipwreck was surveyed on the first dive and during the second dive fish visible from midway down the shipwreck were surveyed. The second dive built on the estimates and species recorded during the first dive. All fish in sight on the shipwreck were counted.A single 25 minute dive was made at each of the shoals. Each dive covered approximately 200m straight line distance and Log 5 abundance of fishes was recorded in an estimated 10m band along the swimming path. Dives on the shoals began at 30m depth and finished on the reef slope at around 15m.Additional observations recorded included habitat type, visibility, currents, the presence of other vessels with divers and fish behaviour.
 The objective of this project was assess the significance of the Yongala wreck as a fish refuge in the inshore region of the Great Barrier Reef. To achieve this objective the following tasks were identified:1. to compile an species list of the fish associated with the Yongala wreck2. to compare the Yongala fish community with those of nearby deep water shoals3. to assess the relative abundance of different fish species and temporal changes in abundance

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Distribution and abundance of larval fishes in One Tree Island Lagoon, Capricorn Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef

Light traps were attached to paired moorings at each of nine sites in One Tree Island lagoon. More than 1200 samples of fish and zooplankton were taken and fish identified to species level. Sampling was done monthly over two consecutive summers (1993/94 and 1994/95). Simultaneous measurements of tidal flushing were also made.
 Light traps were anchored at sites inside the One Tree Island lagoon to match the locations of benthic recruitment surveys, which were being conducted at the same time.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Spatial metabolomics for symbiotic marine invertebrates

A mass spectrometry imaging workflow was developed for a soft- and hard-bodied cnidarian animal capable of revealing the host and symbiont metabolome in situ, without the need for a priori isotopic labelling or skeleton decalcification. Through the combination of anaesthetizing, embedding, and cryofilm application, the cryosectioning workflow presented produced intact tissue sections for a soft-bodied (sea anemone E. diaphana) and a hard-bodied (coral G. fascicularis) cnidarian in their natural shape for MSI metabolomics or spatial metabolomics.
The study used:
Soft bodied cnidarians sourced from the GBR - E. diaphana (genotype AIMS4) in symbiosis with the homologous Breviolum minutum (hereafter referred to as B1-anemones, which were inoculated with symbiont culture SCF 127-01) or the heterologous Cladocopium proliferum (C1-anemones) were inoculated with symbiont culture SCF 055-01.10 E. diaphana were sampled 10 mo post-inoculation for MSI and were maintained under ambient temperature of 27&deg;C at 30 &mu;mol m&minus;2 s&minus;1 (12:12 h, light: dark)
Hard-bodied cnidarians, the coral G. fascicularis in symbiosis with Cladocopium C40 (ITS2 profile: C40-C3-C115-C40h) was obtained from Palm Islands GBR and kept under ambient temperature of 27&deg;C and at 130&ndash;150 &mu;mol m&minus;2 s&minus;1 at full sun (12:12 h light: dark)
ITS2 profiles of the symbiont cultures:
culture SCF 127-01 - ITS2 profile: B1-B1o-B1p
culture SCF 055-01.10 -  ITS2 profile: C1-C1b-C1c-C42.2-C1br-C1bh-C1cb-C72k
Cladocopium C40: ITS2 profile: C40-C3-C115-C40h

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non carbonate fraction, at four depths in core GC12, collected from the Capricorn Channel.

A gravity core (GC12) was collected from a depth of 990.5 mbsl within the Capricorn Channel, southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Analysis of other parameters revealed the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) sitting at a depth of ~175cm into the core. Four samples were collected for X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis; the top two, at the sediment surface (GC12-0) and at 30cm (GC12-30) represent interglacial sediment, while the lower two, at 210cm (GC12-210) and 330cm (GC12-330) represent glacial sediment. XRD analysis suggests that the majority of the carbonate is calcite during the interglacials, primarily from pelagic carbonate production. During the glacials and transitions more quartz, feldspar, aragonite and Mg calcite are present. This suggests that there is a changing dominance of pelagic, terrigenous and reef platform material within the core related to sea-level variations.

Tags: Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sediment Composition, Paleoclimate | Ocean/lake Records | Sediments, amount_of_sample_components, error
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Wind statistics at Governor Head Meteorological Station, Jervis Bay for the summer period between Dec 1988 and Feb 1989

This dataset is a component of the 'Jervis Bay Baseline Studies' project conducted by the Department of Defence, CSIRO and the Australian Defence Force Academy.
The meteorological station (35.133S, 150.762E) recorded winds and atmospheric pressure at Governor Head (Jervis Bay). The site is several hundred metres inland of 50m high cliffs and is 63m above sea-level.
This record provides wind statistics for the summer period between December 1988 to February 1989. Individual measurements have been converted so that trends of wind speed and direction can be seen for the season. The station initially recorded wind data at 10 minute intervals throughout the duration of the experiment.
This is one of thirty-six child records that relate to the parent, 629051e0-2b7b-11dd-a343-00188b4c0af8. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of metadata records relating to the 'Jervis Bay Baseline Studies' project is available to download through this record. Meteorological data was collected to investigate wind forced circulation in Jervis Bay, NSW.

Tags: Atmosphere | Atmospheric Winds | Surface Winds, date, time, wind_from_direction, wind_speed
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Estimating the economic, social and environmental value of tourism in protected areas

To develop a dynamic model of Ningaloo incorporating social, economic and environmental management assessment of tourism along the Ningaloo coast.  Assess the social-economic implications of tourism to the Ningaloo coast.  Develop a dynamic model to investigate the impacts of different tourism and development scenarios on the economy, communities and environments of Ningaloo and its surrounding regions.  Develop a modelling system that can be applied to other areas of high conservation value and high tourism demand.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Tide gauge deployment, Saumarez Reef, southern Great Barrier Reef (SGBR Project 1989-1990)

An Aanderaa WLR was deployed at Saumarez Reef (Station SZ1).Deployment Details: Date deployed: 24/8/89 (SGBR1) Date recovered: 22/2/90 (SGBR3)Instrument: WLR #488Depth: 6mSampling regime: 41 sec integration time at 30 min intervals
 This deployment was a component of the SGBR Project 1989-1990.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Sørsdal Ice-Ocean Model

A numerical ocean model based on the Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS) framework was run for the Sorsdal ice shelf region and included modifications for ice/ocean thermodynamics and mechanical pressure, following (Dinniman et al., 2007). 
The model domain was discretised on a polar stereographic grid with a uniform 2 km horizontal resolution. The vertical terrain-following coordinate had 31 vertical layers with a sigmoidal layer distribution to provide higher vertical resolution at the surface and bottom regions.

Tags: Melt rate, Potential temperature, u-velocity, v-velocity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 1997/1998

This report details the sites, moorings, data from the current meters and sediment traps, and results of analyses performed on the collected sediment trap material between 1997 and 1998. The quality controlled datasets are publicly available via the AODN Data Portal. This report should be consulted when using the data. 
The SAZ project organised by the Antarctic CRC has a continuing program of moored sinking particle trap studies in the Sub-Antarctic and Polar Frontal zones southwest of Tasmania along 140 °E. The first deployment obtained weekly or higher resolution samples through the austral summer from September 1997 through February 1998 at three locations: the central Sub-Antarctic Zone (47°S, traps at 1000, 2000, and 3800m depth), the Sub-Antarctic Front (51 °S, 1 trap at 3300m ) and above the Southeast Indian Ridge in the Polar Frontal Zone (54 °S, 2 traps at 800 and 1500m). The particles were analysed for total mass, inorganic carbon, total carbon, nitrogen, silicon, and aluminium. Hence values for organic carbon, biogenic silica, and lithogenics were obtained, and the mass fluxes calculated.

Tags: Southern Ocean Time Series Observatory Sub-Facility, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Ningaloo Reef Circulation Study, Western Australia (1997): Current meter deployments

Two InterOcean S4 Current Meters were deployed during the Ningaloo Reef Circulation Study.Deployment details:Site 1: S/N 630: -21.808883, 114.0872 (Northern entrance to northern lagoon)Deployed 28/11/97: Recovered 11/12/97. Depth: 3mSite 2: S/N 837: -21.822067, 114.073783 (Southern entrance to southern lagoon)Deployed 26/11/97: Recovered 11/12/97. Depth: 2mSensors: No pressure sensorSampling regime: 1 minute every 5 minutes. 0.5 second sampling interval, average all samples.
 These data are a component of the project 'Ningaloo Reef Circulation Study, Western Australia (1997)'.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Project - Data Information Management System for Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnerships - Maintenance 2020-21

The Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership (GHHP) Data and Information Management System (DIMS) is a web based system that helps coordinate the submission and processing of monitoring data associated with the annual GHHP environmental report card for the Gladstone region. This system allows groups performing the monitoring to upload their data into the system. The system performs a range of checks on the minoring data to ensure consistent data. The algorithms that implement the logic of the report card are implemented as a range of R scripts. The DIMS system allows the GHHP science team to run these scripts on the monitoring data to produce a range of products (trend plots, preview of the report card scores and prepopulated report card templates) that are used produce the final report card. 
This year&rsquo;s project focused primarily on maintenance of the system, such upgrading software components to include the latest security patches, high priority bugs that were detected during this period and high priority adjustments to the report card logic. 
Key activities during this report card year were: 
Replacing the web based file management system (Pydio) with KeyCloak (user management) and NextCloud (file sharing).


Adjusting the aggregation hierarchy for the mud crab&amp;rsquo;s indicator.

The source code for the DIMS system software and the scripts are stored on in private repositories on GitHub at the address: https://github.com/ghhp-dims. The server associated with the DIMS is hosted on the Amazon cloud and managed by the Knowledge System team at AIMS. This server also hosts the GHHP website (http://ghhp.org.au). 
Data uploaded to the GHHP DIMS is owned by GHHP or made available to GHHP under license for the purpose of the creation of the GHHP report card. The results of the analysis from the data are made available through the report card which is available publicly from http://ghhp.org.au.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Spencer Gulf Abalone fishery monitoring

Fishery independent surveys of greenlip abalone in the Spencer Gulf, South Australia from 1968 onwards.

Tags: Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Fisheries, Biosphere | Zoology | Mollusks, Field surveys, Global/Oceans | Southern Ocean/ Australia extension, Greenlip abalone, Haliotis laevigata, Length-Frequency Measurements, Marine Features (Australia) | Hardwicke Bay, SA, Marine Features (Australia) | Port Victoria, SA, Marine Features (Australia) | Spencer Gulf, SA, Marine Features (Australia) | Tiparra Reef, SA, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, SCUBA (observations and/or sampling), Visual Counts/Observations, length, taxonomic_group_count
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Future Reef MAP - November 2013 (Northbound)

Data were collected as part of the FutureReef MAP project, a three-year project designed to monitor ocean chemistry along the entire length of the Great Barrier Reef. The Future Reef MAP project is funded by Rio Tinto Alcan and administered by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, with an equal co-investment by CSIRO. The project is the first large-scale CO2 observing system established on the Great Barrier Reef using the Rio Tinto ship, RTM Wakmatha. The research is targeted at providing information on the CO2 uptake and the controls on ocean acidification change in the region. It is providing foundation data needed to assess the vulnerability of the GBR reefs to ocean acidification. This dataset contains quality controlled underway measurements of the fugacity of CO2, atmospheric pressure, and sea surface temperature and salinity. The data management and distribution of these data were supported by the CSIRO Carbon Collaboration Cluster and the Australian Coastal Ecosystem Facility.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
The physical environment of Scott Reef, Western Australia (2003): Mooring S3 (C)

A single instrument was deployed on mooring S3 (C)Depth: 80m; Instrument: RDI ADCP; Serial #: 0584; File Name: S3i1uvm
 This deployment was a component of the "Physical Environment" sub-project of the project "Biological and Physical Environment at Scott Reef 2003"

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Derwent Estuary Recreational Water Quality monitoring program - Elwick Bay

Elwick Bay monitoring site is collected as part of the Derwent Bay Watch program. Derwent Bay Watch is a collaborative program between councils and state government that tests water quality at 19 bays, coves and other sites around the estuary during summer months. 
Water samples are collected each Tuesday from the start of December to the end of March and analysed for the faecal indicator bacteria Enterococci (Enteralert method) at the Public health Lab. Because the samples must be cultured, it takes several days to publish the results.

Tags: Derwent Estuary, Hydrolab Vertical Profiler, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Oceans | Water Quality | Contaminants, Oceans | Water Quality | Ph, Oceans | Water Quality | Turbidity, Oceans | Water Quality | Water Temperature, Water Quality Monitoring, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Seabed Mapping and Characterisation: Geoscience Australia

The Seabed Mapping and Characterisation project provides fundamental geoscientific information for Australia's seabed. The project coordinates the delivery of products to the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism in support of the Offshore Energy Security Program.
The website links to: 
* GEOMACS: Modelling of Sediment Mobility on the Continental Shelf
* MARS: Marine Samples Database
* Gulf of Carpentaria Reefs


Tags: Oceans | Bathymetry | Seafloor Topography, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Sedimentation, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sediment Characteristics, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sedimentation
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Satellite Remote Sensing - Satellite Contributed Ocean Colour - MODIS - Aqua Chlorophyll Concentration in the Southern Ocean: Monthly, Johnson et al 2013

The Aqua and Orbview satellites carry a MODIS and SeaWIFS sensors (respectively) that observes sunlight reflected from within the ocean surface layer at multiple wavelengths. These multi-spectral measurements are used to infer the concentration of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), most typically due to phytoplankton, present in the water. 
There are multiple retrieval algorithms for estimating Chl-a and aggregating the data over time. This data set is a reprocessed copy of 9km monthly and 8-day versions produced globally by NASA, adjusted for the Southern Ocean south of latitude 30S. The full methodology is described in Johnson, R., Strutton, P.G., Wright, S.W., McMinn, A., Meiners, K.M., 2013. Three improved satellite chlorophyll algorithms for the Southern Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. doi: 10.1002/jgrc.20270. It is expected that the data set will be periodically updated with contemporary data as it becomes available.
There are four sub-streams within this data set. A monthly and an 8-day series for MODIS/Aqua and similarly for SeaWIFS. Note that SeaWIFS ceased operation in late 2010 so there will be no further SeaWIFS data. 
The data represented by this record is monthly data for MODIS/Aqua.

Tags: Continents | Antarctica, Countries | Argentina, Countries | Australia, Countries | Brazil, Countries | Chile, Countries | New Zealand, Countries | South Africa, Countries | Uruguay, Global / Oceans | Atlantic Ocean, Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean, Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean, Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, IMOS Sub-Facility | SRS-MODIS | Aqua OC3 Chlorophyll-a Ocean Colour, Marine Features (Australia) | Bass Strait, TAS/VIC, Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight, SA/WA, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Ocean Color, Regional Seas | Tasman Sea, States, Territories (Australia) | New South Wales, States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia, States, Territories (Australia) | Tasmania, States, Territories (Australia) | Victoria, States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Raine Island Automated Marine Weather And Oceanographic Station

This dataset contains meteorological data from Raine Island, Great Barrier Reef, from August 2012. The weather station is located on the Raine Island tower under a project with the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM).
 These data are collected to support scientific research at AIMS and DERM, data are part of a study into the breeding success of turtles on Raine Island. Data are made available on request to other researchers and to the public.
 The weather station is an AIMS Mk5 System.Data recorded: Barometric Pressure, Air Temperature, Wind Direction True (vector averaged), Wind Speed True (30 min average) and Humidity using a Vaisala WXT-520 weather station.Addditional data collected includes ground water levels and temperatures using bore-hole sensors along with video and still cameras to record turtle movements.1. Operation and Weather SensorsThe weather stations collect and store data in electronic memory every half-hour. A central base station calls each remote station regularly using a satellite link. Remote stations store data for 21 days. Features such as automatic operation, remote control, remote time setting, built in diagnostics, have been developed and incorporated.The sensors are a key part of a weather station. The station uses a Vaisala WXT520 weather station with additional sealing.2. System AccuracySystem accuracy is calculated as the sum of errors caused by: * Calibration * Interchanging sensors * Drift with time * Effects of an ambient temperature range from 0-40 degrees C.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Extending and understanding the South West Western Australian rainfall record using the Dome Summit South ice core, East Antarctica

A 2038-year South West Western Australia rainfall reconstruction. 
The prolonged rainfall reduction in South West Western Australia (SWWA) in recent decades has previously been reported to be unprecedented in the past 750 years. This rainfall reduction has reduced the water supply for both residents and agriculture in SWWA. However, the cause of this rainfall reduction is unclear. The relatively short length of the SWWA instrumental rainfall record limits longterm studies of SWWA rainfall. In this study, SWWA rainfall is reconstructed based on a statistically significant negative correlation between SWWA rainfall and snowfall at Dome Summit South (DSS), East Antarctica. The 2000-year DSS snow accumulation record is used to reconstruct SWWA rainfall from 22 BCE to 2015 CE. With Cumulative Summation (CUSUM) analysis applied to the rainfall reconstruction, it is found that SWWA rainfall started to reduce around 1971 CE. This prolonged rainfall reduction is unprecedented during the past 750 years, but there have been two prior droughts of similar duration and intensity during the past 2000 years. Applying statistical techniques to compare the rainfall reconstruction with climate model simulations, it is found that greenhouse gases are likely to be the dominant driver of the SWWA rainfall drying trend after 1971 CE.

Tags: South West Western Australia, South West Western Australia rainfall reconstruction
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - 6.2 - Patterns of Sponge Biodiversity in the Pilbara, Northwestern Australia

The objective is to synthesize published information on sponge distributions and biodiversities in North-West Australia, with an additional focus on extracting data from Western Australian Museum (WAM) specimen databases and collections, and analysing and collating these datasets to provide an overall synthesis of the sponge faunal biodiversity and distributions of the NW.

Tags: Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat, Biosphere | Zoology | Sponges, Presence_absence_of_species
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network