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IMOS - Ocean Gliders - Slocum glider deployment in South Australia in Marion Bay (February-March 2010)

The dataset contains temperature, salinity and biological parameters like for example dissolved oxygen and turbidity data measured by a Slocum glider in the region of Marion Bay (South Australia).
The Ocean Gliders Facility (formerly known as the Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)), manages Slocum gliders to be deployed on the continental shelf.
The variables available in this dataset are:
Temperature, salinity, conductivity, density, pressure, chromophoric dissolved oxygen matter, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence and backscatter coefficient at 660nm.

Tags: CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), Countries | Australia, Fluorometers, Glider, IMOS Node | Bluewater and Climate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Slocum Glider, States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia, concentration_of_coloured_dissolved_organic_matter, fluorescence_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature, volumetric_backscatter_coefficient
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
2016 SoE Marine Chapter - State and Trends - Coral reefs (<25m)

The Marine chapter of the 2016 State of the Environment (SoE) report incorporates multiple expert templates developed from streams of marine data. This metadata record describes the Expert Assessment "The state and trends of quality of habitats and communities – Coral reefs (&lt;25m)". The full Expert Assessment, including figures and tables (where provided), is attached to this record. Where available, the Data Stream(s) used to generate this Expert Assessment are accessible through the "On-line Resources" section of this record.

DESCRIPTION OF ECOLOGICAL HABITAT/COMMUNITY FOR EXPERT ASSESSMENT
Hard corals occur in shallow waters all around tropical and subtropical Australia, forming both biogenic coral reefs and diverse communities of corals growing on rock.  There are coral reefs in the World Heritage sites of Shark Bay, Lord Howe Is, Ningaloo Reef and the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).  Many nearshore reefs in the north and northwest have been little studied and recent surveys have found surprisingly diverse communities.
DATA STREAM(S) USED IN EXPERT ASSESSMENT
For Great Barrier Reef:
• Marine Monitoring Program (GBRMPA/AIMS)
• AIMS Long-term Monitoring Program
For NW Australia:
• WA DPAW unpublished data
• CSIRO unpublished data

2016 SOE ASSESSMENT SUMMARY [see attached Expert Assessment for full details]
• 2016 •
Assessment grade: Poor-Good
Assessment trend: Stable -Deteriorating
Confidence grade: Adequate high quality evidence and high level of consensus
Confidence trend: Adequate high quality evidence and high level of consensus
Comparability: Grade and trend are somewhat comparable to the 2011 assessment
• 2011 •
Assessment grade: Good
Assessment trend: Stable
Confidence grade: Limited evidence or limited consensus
Confidence trend: Limited evidence or limited consensus

CHANGES SINCE 2011 SOE ASSESSMENT
Environmental conditions (water temperatures, cyclones COTS outbreaks) and continuing pressures affecting reefs.

Tags: benthic habitat, biogenic habitat, coral reef, expert assessment
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
RAN CTD Profile Data - HMAS PALUMA ProjectID: HI555PAL_M From: 2014-08-04 To: 2014-08-19

This dataset contains quality controlled vertical profiles of pressure, temperature and salinity measured by a Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) probe. The dataset contains 23 CTD profiles (casts) obtained during RAN Hydrographic Survey cruise HI555PAL_M from HMAS PALUMA.
The CTD was manufactured by Applied Microsystems Limited and is the "Micro CTD" model. This CTD type is referred to operationally as the MVP200_CTD. This CTD is fitted with a 4 electrode platinized conductivity cell, thermistor temperature sensor and a semiconductor strain gauge pressure sensor.
The CTD sensors are calibrated at the manufacturer Applied Microsystems Limited on a 12-18 month schedule. The CTD temperature sensor is calibrated against 'Hart' temperature standards. The pressure sensor is calibrated using 'Budenburg Deadweight' standards. The conductivity sensor is calibrated using 'Hart' temperature standards and seawater samples of known conductivity.
The CTD sensors are mounted to a fish-shape probe. The probe is controlled by an electric winch (MVP200 type). For downcasts the fish is allowed to free-fall (winch is in 'free-wheel' mode) under its own weight at about 2-3 ms-1 and then is winched back. Data is recorded in downcast and usually in upcast direction at a sampling rate of 25 Hz. The downcast data is of higher quality because sensors encounter undisturbed seawater that flows through the nose of the fish. On the upcast the fish is flipped around (tail first) and the sensors in the nose encounter disturbed flow from the fish tail.
This type of CTD is prone to a phenomenon called 'salinity spiking' caused by a mismatch between the response times of the temperature and conductivity sensor. Data undergoes a salinity de-spiking routine to correct for this. See the history metadata for further details on the salinity de-spiking process.
Raw CTD pressure data is not always monotonic due to transient up/down motion of winch/ship. Raw pressure data is subsetted to give a monotonic (increasing) sequence and then linearly interpolated to 1 decibar pressure intervals. Data is then flagged with quality control flags after visual inspection and comparison to average climatology and historical CTD casts.

Tags: Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, sea_water_practical_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
CARS 2009 - CSIRO Atlas of Regional Seas - World monthly

CARS (CSIRO Atlas of Regional Seas) is a digital climatology, or atlas of seasonal ocean water properties: temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, phosphate and silicate. It comprises gridded fields of mean ocean properties over the period of modern ocean measurement, and average seasonal cycles for that period. It is derived from a quality-controlled archive of all available historical subsurface ocean property measurements - primarily research vessel instrument profiles and autonomous profiling buoys. As data availability has enormously increased in recent years, the CARS mean values are inevitably biased towards the recent ocean state.
CARS2009 covers the full global oceans on a 1/2 degree grid, but until June 2011 only included temperature and salinity fields. The T and S fields were created in July 2009 and were was based on World Ocean Database 2005 (WOD05) [July 2008 Update], surface-pressure-corrected Argo global archives to May 2009, WOCE Global Hydrographic Program (v3.0), and many other datasets available up to 2008. The data was collated from many sources and rigorously screened to form BLUElink Ocean Archive (BOA).
This metadata record describes all CARS parameters, which can then be visualised as a single collection through the portal interface.

Tags: Argo float, Atmosphere, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Chemical Oceanography, Climatology, Continents | Africa, Continents | Antarctica, Continents | Asia, Continents | North America, Continents | South America, Countries | Australia, Global / Oceans | Arctic Ocean, Global / Oceans | Atlantic Ocean, Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean, Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean, Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, Global / Oceans | World, Meteorology, Nansen Bottles, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Silicate, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Physical Oceanography, Regional Seas | Baltic Sea, Regional Seas | Mediterranean Sea, Regional Seas | South China Sea, Seasonal cycles in ocean properties, Water masses
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - National Mooring Network - Queensland and Northern Australia, Kimberley 50m (KIM050) Mooring Platform

The Kimberley 50m mooring (IMOS platform code KIM050) is part of the Kimberley array. It was initially deployed on the 21/10/2011 at (16.46 S, 122.38 E). The site depth is 54m. This mooring array was discontinued, and this mooring removed in August 2014.
Mooring Designs replicate where possible similar instrumentation to the Shelf ITF moorings. Observations of currents, temperature and salinity are collected throughout the array with the coastal mooring also observing optical water quality parameters of fluorescence and turbidity. 
The Kimberley array, in combination with the Pilbara array and the ITF Array will help determine the influence of the Indonesian Throughflow on the currents along the Northwest shelf  and as well as processed driving cross shelf exchange. 
The Kimberly line will help document the southward flowing seasonal Holloway shelf current (thought to be connected to the Indonesian Throughflow). The Kimberly coast is characterised by high freshwater inputs, leading to a cross shelf density gradient.  The cross shelf arrays will allow variability in the  gradient of density and the resultant gravitational currents to be determined.

Tags: Buoys | Moored Buoys, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Current Meters/Profilers | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Fluorometers, IMOS Platform l KIM050 l Kimberley 50m Mooring, Marine Features (Australia) | Indonesian Throughflow, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, fluorescence_in_sea_water, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_speed, sea_water_temperature, turbidity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Ocean Radar - South Australia Gulfs HF ocean radar site (South Australia, Australia)

The South Australia Gulfs (SAG) HF ocean radar system covers the area of about 40,000 square kilometres bounded by Kangaroo Island to the east and the Eyre Peninsula to the north.  This is a dynamic region where warm water from the remnants of the Leeuwin current is moving from the west, and water with varying density is exchanging with Spencer Gulf and the Gulf of St Vincent.  Upwelling events occur from the deep ocean on the south side of the observation area.  This is a key ocean area for aquaculture and fishing, and is a major shipping thoroughfare.  The data from this HF ocean radar system link the dynamics of the Great Australian Bight to the Bonney Coast and on to Tasmania. 
Specific research questions identified by the SA Node of IMOS are: What is the detailed connection between shelf currents and the Flinders Current to non-regional influences (e.g. Southern Ocean, WA)?  What is the nature of oceanic currents and processes (e.g. wave drift, mixing, eddies) that drive both winter and summer cross and along shelf exchange including the summertime upwelling systems and flushing of the gulfs?  How does the ocean circulation, wave drift, eddies and environmental variability affect the distribution of sediments, nutrients, the production of lower trophic levels
(phytoplankton and zooplankton), the dispersal of larvae that underpin productive fisheries in the region and the effects of environment on aquaculture
The SAG HF ocean radar is a WERA phased array system with 16-element receive arrays located at Cape Wiles (34.943 S, 135.681 E) and Cape Spencer (35.294 S, 136.879 E).  These radars operate at a frequency of 8.512 MHz, with a bandwidth of 33 KHz and a maximum range of 200 Km.  Within the HF radar coverage area surface currents are measured.  Data are also collected from which wind directions and significant wave height can be calculated.  
Most of the capital was contributed by the South Australia Research and Development Institute.

Tags: Atmosphere | Atmospheric Winds | Surface Winds, Doppler Frequency, Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, IMOS Site | SAG | South Australia Gulfs HF ocean radar site, Marine Features (Australia) | Gulf St. Vincent, SA, Marine Features (Australia) | Leeuwin Current, Marine Features (Australia) | Spencer Gulf, SA, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Coral Reefs, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Eddies, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Upwelling, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Wind-driven Circulation, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Sea State, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Significant Wave Height, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Swells, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Frequency, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Length, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Period, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Spectra, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Speed/direction, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wind Waves, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, Physical Oceanography, Radiance Or Imagery | Radio Wave | Radio Wave, States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia, WERA HF Radar | Phased Array
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Mass of Reef Top Sediments in the Wistari Platform

Wistari Reef is a lagoonal platform reef, situated on the Tropic of Capricorn, within the Capricorn and Bunker region of the southern Great Barrier Reef. The results indicate that between 14.5 and 16m of CaCO3 sediment has accumulated on the reef top, which totals 5.3 x 108 tonnes.This is broken down into the detrital and frame zones, providing their respective sub-totals. The detrital zone comprises the lagoon and sanded reef flats, while the 'frame zone' comprises the reef edge and the reef flats.

Tags: Oceans | Coastal Processes | Coral Reefs, area, density, mass_of_calcium_carbonate, porosity, thickness, volume
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Strand line fauna of beaches on the north and west coasts of Tasmania, Flinders and King Islands

Sandy beaches on the north and west coasts of Tasmania, and on Flinders and King Islands were sample between October 1996 and August 1997. At each of 102 sites the strandline fauna was sampled using pitfall traps set overnight during the low tide period. A number of physical and biotic characteristics of each beach were also measured.

Tags: Arachnids, Crustaceans, Insects, Mollusc, Myriapods, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Sandy beaches, Strandline
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI Kimberley aerial photo data - 19th September 2008

On the 19th of September 2008 a Canon EOS 1Ds took 1254 photos from a plane flown by Jorg Hacker - (Airborne Research Australia).  These were taken over part of the Kimberley (Montgomery Reef) and geo-located (centre-points only) using OziExplorer and OziPhotoTools software.
Detailed flight lines and information are available in the .kmz files available for download.

Tags: Cameras | Aerial Cameras
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Ecological studies on seagrasses of SW Australia - Cockburn Sound - Field transplants of seagrass

Two field experiments were carried out on seagrass in the Cockburn Sound area to assess the effect of water quality on seagrass growth. Leaf area was measured before and after transplanting.

Tags: 63617002, 63617003, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Biomass, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Plants, Oceans | Water Quality | Nutrients, Posidonia australis, Posidonia sinuosa
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Integrating economic valuation and water quality modelling for improving management of coastal catchments: Focus on Eurobodalla Shire, NSW

Improving water quality in the coastal zone is vital for sustaining the industries, communities and ecosystems dependent on coastal catchments. This project will provide national community benefits across several levels, including direct benefits to rural and regional communities. At the regional level, the project will inform policy makers and managers on how to balance environmental protection with competing development demands. At the national level, it will provide tools and a structured process for managers to assess water quality impacts in the coastal zone. It will be particularly useful for guiding protection and enhancement of coastal environments under pressure from urban development and land use intensification. 
This project will apply and integrate water quality models and economic assessment techniques to assist policy makers and catchment managers balance competing development pressures and environmental concerns in coastal catchments. The research is fundamental to underpinning the sustainable management of coastal catchments which provide major economic, environmental and community benefits. The project will provide robust tools to predict water quality impacts under a range of conditions and it will develop techniques for the economic valuation of market and non-market impacts. The project will demonstrate the integration of water quality and economic modelling and how it can influence policy and investment in conservation and remediation.
The project is focused in the Eurobodalla Shire on the south coast of NSW, Australia.

Tags: Hydrosphere | Surface Water | Discharge/flow, Hydrosphere | Surface Water | Rivers/streams, Hydrosphere | Water Quality | Contaminants
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Future Reef MAP - June 2013 (Southbound)

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
Technical efficiency in the Malaysian Gill Net Artisanal Fishery: TECHNICAL REPORT

This record describes, and links to a technical report published through the Economics and Environment Network at The Australian National University in Canberra.

Using individual vessel data from the Malaysian gill net, the study finds that most fishers exhibit a high degree of technical efficiency. Moreover, the factors explaining efficiency significantly differ by region and overall level of economic development. For instance, in the poorer and less developed east coast primary schooling of the skipper, smaller vessel size and larger family size significantly increase technical efficiency, but this is not yes for west coast. If these results hold yes in other artisanal fisheries with similar technology and environments, it would suggest that South East Asian gill net fishers are poor and efficient , but the factors that contribute to technical efficiency differ considerably by locality. The potential implications from our findings is that development projects targeted to artisanal fisheries must be locally-based and tailor made by region rather a broad and one size fits all approach to fisheries development. Further, the results suggest that targeted assistance to human and social capital and away from vessel and gear upgrades, may yield greater efficiency payoffs for artisanal fishers. Further, if the relatively high levels of technical efficiency found in the Malaysian gill net fishery exist in other artisanal fisheries, it suggests that targeted development assistance that has traditionally been focussed on the harvesting sector may be better directed to other priorities in artisanal fishing communities.

Tags: Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics | Renewable Reso, Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Fisheries, Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth | Economic Development | Agriculture; Natural, Human Dimensions | Economic Resources, O13, Q22
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Slocum glider : a platform of the IMOS Ocean Gliders facility

The Ocean Gliders Facility (formerly known as the Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)), manages Slocum gliders to be deployed on the continental shelf.
Ocean gliders are autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) which harvest their propulsion from the ocean itself. By changing its buoyancy, the glider is able to descend and ascend. This momentum is converted to forward motion by its wings. Pitch adjustments are made by moving an internal mass (battery pack) and steering is done using a rudder and/or battery packs. Moving at an average horizontal velocity of 25 - 40 cm s-1 the glider navigates its way to a series of pre-programmed waypoints using GPS, internal dead reckoning and altimeter measurements. The gliders are programmed to provide data through satellite communication when it is at the surface and it is also possible to control the path of the glider during its mission. 
Slocum gliders, manufactured by Webb Research Corp are optimised for shallow coastal water (&lt; 200m) where high maneuverability is needed. Slocum gliders have a maximum endurance of 30 days and are used in intensive coastal monitoring.
Slocum gliders are commonly instrumented with a Seabird-CTD (SBE 41 or GPCTD), WETLabs ECO Triplet (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM &amp; Backscatter), a Satlantic OCR-504 multispectral radiometer and an Aanderaa Oxygen optode.

Tags: CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), Fluorometers, Glider, IMOS Node | Bluewater and Climate, IMOS Node | NSW-IMOS | New South Wales Integrated Marine Observing System, IMOS Node | SA-IMOS | Southern Australian Integrated Marine Observing System, IMOS Node | WAIMOS | Western Australia Integrated Marine Observing System, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Organic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Slocum Glider
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network