AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Hydrodynamics at the whole of Great Barrier Reef scale (MTSRF Project 2.5i.1)

A three-dimensional whole-of-GBR baroclinic hydrodynamic model was applied at a spatial resolution of between 1 and 4 km. The model simulations are compiled to examine the intensity, duration and frequency of different lower salinity events. Return periods are then calculated from the annual frequency of such events.The model includes the factors affecting currents, mixing, temperature and salinity within the GBR lagoon and exchanges with the adjacent Coral Sea: river discharge, time-series wind, tidal.Accurate boundary forcing for offshore ocean boundaries was provided by a global, data-assimilating, eddy-resolving model.
 To allow future development of other essential aspects of a large-scale water quality model for the GBR, particularly sediment dynamics and biogeochemical components.
 To test this model and strengthen the likelihood of future predictions, a hindcast was made of circulation within the GBR lagoon during the 2009 wet season, including prediction of the trajectories and spatial distribution of major freshwater inflows during this period.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Cleveland Bay Upwelling Detection Station (Townsville)

This dataset contains sea temperature data for the upwelling detection station attached to the S2 Pylon in Cleveland Bay.
 These data are collected to support scientific research at AIMS. Data are made available on request to other researchers and to the public.
 Data Recorded: Sea temperature (2.9m, 10.0m and 14.7m).

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Population genetics of Marginopora vertebralis (Foraminifera: Miliolidae) from the Great Barrier Reef and the western Coral Sea

A study of the population genetics of the foraminiferan, Marginopora vertebralis, from the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and the Coral Sea was carried out in 1989. Samples were collected from 2 GBR reefs (Britomart Reef and Davies Reef) and 10 reefs in the western Coral Sea (Coringa Islets, Diamond Islets, Flinders Reef, Holmes Reefs, Lihou Reef (Observatory Cay and SW Cay), Magdelaine Cays, Marion Reef, Osprey Reef and Willis Islets).Two replicate samples of Marginopora vertebralis were collected from each of the reef flat and lagoon habitats at Britomart Reef and Davies Reef. Replicate samples were also collected from the intermediate reef flat/lagoon habitat at Britomart Reef. In each habitat, at depths between 2 and 4 m, replicate 15 x 15 m quadrats, about 200 m apart, were sampled. Ten individuals were collected from each of 10 criss-crossing transects within each quadrat. Coral Sea reefs were sampled at depths between 4 and 20m, either in the lagoon or on the ocean facing slope. At least 30 Individuals were collected within a 10 m x 10 m area at each reef. Samples were collected with forceps and placed in plastic bags of seawater, which were later drained, and the specimens snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and then stored at -80°C. Initially, 24 enzymes were tested for activity using 3 different buffers on a cellulose acetate substrate and 3 different buffers on starch gels. Five of these systems had sufficient activity and resolution for inclusion in further work and 4 enzymes (AAT, GPI, IDH, GPT) had clear genetic interpretation. The fifth enzyme, EST was scored phenetically (the presence or absence of bands was scored, without assigning bands to loci) to compare with data from the genetically defined systems.Calculation of gene frequencies and population genetic statistics were carried out using the BIOSYS-1 package. Phenetic analyses used principal coordinates analyses with programs in the PATN package. Distances between populations were calculated using the Canberra metric and the frequency of occurrence of each band in each population, analogous to the Jaccard matching coefficient for presence/absence data.
 This research was undertaken to estimate connectivity and dispersal between populations of Marginopora vertebralis in the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea, and to determine discrete species identities.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Abundance and distribution of coastal, inshore zooplankton in the Huon Estuary and D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasmania: Sampling trip 05/04/2005

Mesozooplankton community composition and structure were examined throughout the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Huon Estuary and North West Bay,  Tasmania, from November 2004 to October 2005, the data represented by this record was collected on the 05/04/2005.
The composition of the mesozooplankton community was typical of inshore, temperate marine habitats, with seasonally higher abundance in summer and autumn and lower numbers in winter and spring. Copepods were the largest contributors to total abundance across all seasons and stations, while cladocerans and appendicularians were proportionally abundant in spring and summer. The faecal pellets of these three main groups, along with those of krill and amphipods, also contributed significantly to material recovered from sediment traps. Meroplanktonic larvae of benthic animals showed short-term peaks in abundance and were often absent from the water column for long periods. Spatially, North West Bay and the Channel had a higher representation of typically marine species, including Calanus australis and Labidocera cervi, while truly estuarine species, such as the copepod Gladioferens pectinatus, were more important in the Huon Estuary.

Tags: Abundance, Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Aquaculture, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Coastal Habitat, Biosphere | Zoology | Zooplankton, Copepods, Grazing rates, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Microbiota, Secondary productivity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
MOM and ROMS model output from Antarctic bottom layer temperature advection experiments v1.0

This dataset contains ocean temperatures and velocity anomalies from idealized wind perturbation experiments resembling a shift towards a positive Southern Annular Mode. Data is provided for two global ocean sea-ice models using the Modular Ocean Model (MOM) at 1/4° horizontal resolution (MOM025; 50 vertical levels) and 1/10° horizontal resolution (MOM01; 75 vertical levels). It also contains ocean velocity anomalies from the same wind perturbation experiment in a single-layer shallow water model using the Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS) at 1/4° horizontal resolution. The ROMS zonal and meridional velocity fields, U and V, cover a one-year period with a 0.5 day temporal resolution. Barotropic U and V fields for MOM025 are given at a 5 daily temporal resolution (over a one-year period) and a subset of the MOM01 U and V fields are given at a 6 hourly temporal resolution. Temperature fields, T, are calculated from the average of the annual (MOM01) and seasonal (MOM025) 10 member ensembles from the respective model mean-states.

Tags: 040503 - Physical Oceanography, Antarctic warming, coastal ocean processes
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Survey of phytochemical constituents and light absorbing pigments in mangrove species and mangal associates from northern Queensland and the Northern Territory

Samples from 48 mangrove species and mangal associates from 24 different families from various areas of North Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia, were screened for alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, steroids, triterpenes, tannins, UV absorbing compounds and photosynthetic pigments.
 The aim of this study was to carry out a preliminary survey of mangrove plant material to obtain an overall picture of the presence of chemical substances and UV-A (330-360nm) and UV-B (290-330nm) pigments (including carotenoids and flavonoids) in mangrove flora.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Chiton Rocks

Since its launch in 1998, Coastalwatch has become Australia's most popular water sports website, and is consistently ranked in the top eight sporting websites. The site displays live vision from over 90 coastal locations around Australia and overseas. It also provides daily surf reports, swell forecasting, weather information and news; as well as video, photographic and editorial content. 
Coastalwatch has also developed a Coastal Conditions Monitoring System, which utilises the camera network to make a significant contribution to safer coastal use and more efficient and cost effective coastal management.  To this end, Coastalwatch has partnered with Surf Life Saving Australia and Surfing Australia; and supports Volunteer Rescue organisations, community groups, and charities such as SurfAid International and the Surfrider Foundation Australia.  
Coastalwatch is committed to bringing the coast to all Australians and overseas visitors, and becoming the premier reference site for all coastal user groups. With this in mind, Coastalwatch is dedicated to assisting with sound coastal zone research and management through the use of all its resources.

Tags: Oceans | Coastal Processes | Beaches, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Erosion, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Intertidal Zone, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Longshore Currents, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shoreline Displacement, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shorelines, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Tidal Height, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Frequency, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Height
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Goddard Earth Sciences Data Information Services Center

The Goddard Earth Sciences Data Information Services Center is one of eight NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) DAACs that offer Earth science data, information, and services to research scientists, applications scientists, applications users, and students. The GES DISC is the home (archive) of Precipitation, Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics, and information, as well as data and information from other related disciplines.

Tags: Atmosphere | Aerosols | Aerosol Particle Properties, Atmosphere | Air Quality | Emissions, Atmosphere | Air Quality | Nitrogen Oxides, Atmosphere | Atmospheric Chemistry | Nitric Acid, Atmosphere | Atmospheric Chemistry | Nitrogen Dioxide, Atmosphere | Atmospheric Chemistry | Non-methane Hydrocarbons, Atmosphere | Atmospheric Chemistry | Ozone, Atmosphere | Atmospheric Chemistry | Trace Gases, Atmosphere | Atmospheric Pressure | Atmospheric Pressure, Atmosphere | Atmospheric Temperature | Maximum/minimum Temperature, Atmosphere | Clouds | Cloud Amount/frequency, Atmosphere | Radiation Budget | Solar Radiation, Atmosphere | Radiation Budget | Ultraviolet Radiation, air_temperature, atmospheric temperature, atmospheric trace gases, atmospheric_trace_gas, infrared emissions, infrared_emissions, longwave radiation, longwave_radiation, ozone, precipitation, precipitation_amount, rainfall_amount, solar radiation, solar_radiation, tropical rainfall, ultraviolet radiation, ultraviolet_radiation
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
The physical environment of Scott Reef, Western Australia (2003): Mooring S6 (B)

Two instruments were deployed on mooring S6 (B)Depth: 10m; Instrument: SBE39; Serial #: 732; File Name: S6i2tDepth: 100m; Instrument: AQD ADCP; Serial #: 1041;
 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
Community structure and zoogeographic affinities of the coastal fishes of the Dampier region of north-western Australia.

The inshore fish fauna of the Dampier region of tropical northwestern Australia has received little attention. The only data available are species lists in environmental impact statements by Woodside Petroleum and Dampier Salt, and unpublished reef fish surveys by the West Australian Museum. This study of the fishes of the Dampier area was undertaken to fill this gap and also for three specific reasons: 
(1) to assess interrelationships and possible interdependence between the inshore fauna and the commercially important deeper water fisheries of the North West Shelf 
(2) to compare the communities with other Indo-Pacific inshore faunas; and 
(3) to establish a data base for monitoring possible future changes in the fauna, as part of the research program of the Western Australian Department of Conservation and Environment (Chittleborough 1983). The coastal land is arid, lacking soil development, extensive vegetation and rivers. The lack of freshwater inflow, together with the presence of mangroves, open shores and coral reefs, provides a relatively unique range of shallow water habitats. How these unusual conditions influence the species composition and community structure was not known. Coral reefs were excluded from this study because of the specialized nature of their fauna, and attention was concentrated on the fishes of the mangroves, open shorelines and embayments of the mainland In order to obtain seasonal coverage and comparisons, fieldwork was undertaken in July and October 1983 and in January 1984, from a base laboratory of the Department of Conservation and Environment in Dampier. The mangrove sites were Cleaverville Creek, north Withnell Bay, and the West Intercourse Island complex, adjacent to the Dampier Salt Lease. The open shore sites were South Bay, No Name Bay and south Withnell Bay, all of which consisted of embayments with shelving sandy beaches flanked by rock promontories. Depth was down to 2 metres.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
SAIMOS - Biological and Flow Cytometry data collected from CTD stations in South Australia, in November 2008

Flow cytometry data was collected in November 2008, in waters off South Australia. 
The general purpose of the study is to be able to establish background knowledge on the ecosystem on the continental shelf of South Australia and the impact of upwelling/saline outflow events on microbial communities to ultimately develop a biogeochemical model of the region. Sampling was carried out during cruises conducted on board the RV Ngerin as part of the Southern Australian Integrated Marine System (SAIMOS). During each cruise, the physical, chemical and biological properties of the chlorophyll fluorescence maximum (FM) layer were investigated. Flow cytometry data has been collected for picophytoplankton (not bacteria and viruses this cruise).
Six main stations have been sampled over the course of the study, five are located on the 100 m isobath, i.e. RS (35.508S, 136.278E), B2 (35.418S, 136.148E), B3 (35.258S, 136.048E), B4 (35.168S, 135.418E) and B5 (35.008S, 135.198E), and one from an offshore station (B1; 36.188S, 136.178E) located southwest of Kangaroo Island. Note that combining the distances between stations (14–25 nautical miles), the average component of the current velocity at middepth along the shelf (0.01 m s21) and the average speed of the vessel (i.e. 9 knots) indicate that different water masses were sampled at each station. Additional samples have on occasion been collected from the National Reference Station (NRS) at Kangaroo Island (35.832S, 136.447E) and the SA Spencer Gulf Mouth Mooring (SAM8SG, 35.25S, 136.690E), where the saline outflow occurs.

Tags: Biosphere | Vegetation | Phytoplankton, IMOS Node | SA-IMOS | Southern Australian Integrated Marine Observing System, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Inorganic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrogen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Organic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Silicate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, Picophytoplankton, amount_of_picophytoplankton_in_sea_water, concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, depth, depth_of_chlorophyll_maximum, latitude, longitude, mass_concentration_of_particulate_inorganic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_suspended_matter_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_ammonium_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_nitrate_and_nitrite_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_phosphorus_in_phosphate_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water, sea_surface_temperature, wind_from_direction, wind_speed
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - National Mooring Network - Queensland and Northern Australia, Indonesian Throughflow array, Timor South (ITFTIS) Mooring Platform

The Timor South mooring (IMOS platform code ITFTIS) was most recently deployed on 30/05/2011 at (9.82 S, 127.55 E). The site depth is 469 m.
It is one of four regional shelf moorings located in the Timor Sea, extending from the Timor Trough to Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. These moorings comprise the Indonesian Throughflow array, which was deployed in June 2011. This is an important first step in the enhanced monitoring of northern Australian waters.  These shelf moorings complement the three deep-water moorings deployed in the Timor Passage and Ombai Strait to monitor inter-basin Indian-Pacific Ocean exchange.
Processed data from the first two deployments (Jun 2010 and Jan 2011) are now available.
This mooring was decommissioned in 2019.

Tags: Buoys | Moored Buoys, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Current Meters/Profilers | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Fluorometers, IMOS Platform | ITFTIS | Timor South Shelf 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
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System

Since its launch in 1998, Coastalwatch has become Australia's most popular water sports website, and is consistently ranked in the top eight sporting websites. The site displays live vision from over 90 coastal locations around Australia and overseas. It also provides daily surf reports, swell forecasting, weather information and news; as well as video, photographic and editorial content. 
Coastalwatch has also developed a Coastal Conditions Monitoring System, which utilises the camera network to make a significant contribution to safer coastal use and more efficient and cost effective coastal management.  To this end, Coastalwatch has partnered with Surf Life Saving Australia and Surfing Australia; and supports Volunteer Rescue organisations, community groups, and charities such as SurfAid International and the Surfrider Foundation Australia.  
Coastalwatch is committed to bringing the coast to all Australians and overseas visitors, and becoming the premier reference site for all coastal user groups. With this in mind, Coastalwatch is dedicated to assisting with sound coastal zone research and management through the use of all its resources.

Tags: Oceans | Coastal Processes | Beaches, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Erosion, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Intertidal Zone, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Longshore Currents, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shoreline Displacement, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shorelines, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Tidal Height, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Frequency, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Height
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Ocean acidification historical reconstruction

This dataset contains the reconstructed time series of monthly mean aragonite, calcite and pH together with distribution of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (ALK), sea surface temperature and salinity in the Australian region at a 1 degree resolution over the period 1870-2013.

Tags: Countries | Australia, Countries | Indonesia, Countries | New Zealand, Countries | Papua New Guinea, Countries | Timor-Leste, Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean, Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean, Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, Marine Features (Australia) | Bass Strait, TAS/VIC, Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight, SA/WA, Ocean Biogeochemistry, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Carbon Dioxide, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Carbonate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | pH, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Regional Seas | Arafura Sea, Regional Seas | Banda Sea, Regional Seas | Coral Sea, Regional Seas | Java Sea, Regional Seas | Solomon Sea, Regional Seas | Tasman Sea, Regional Seas | Timor Sea, States, Territories (Australia) | New South Wales, States, Territories (Australia) | Northern Territory, States, Territories (Australia) | Queensland, States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia, States, Territories (Australia) | Tasmania, States, Territories (Australia) | Victoria, States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia, pCO2
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Effects of fishing on Holothuria nobilis populations on the Great Barrier Reef

Density and size structure of Holothuria nobilis populations were surveyed in the main area of fishing effort on the Great Barrier Reef. Surveys were carried out for most reefs on three trips between August 1999 and January 2000, Hicks and Davie reefs were surveyed in October 1998.Density data were collected from 16 reefs open to fishing, 4 closed to fishing and 4 reefs with open and closed zones.Size structure of the population was obtained by measuring the body weight of 18-71 animals from each of 6 reefs open to fishing, 3 closed to fishing and 2 reefs with open and closed zones. Animals were weighed to the nearest 50 g.The habitat was recorded: reef flats (the main habitat), fore- and back reefs.
 Surveys were undertaken to assist in the derivation of sustainable catch rates for this species and were undertaken in the most heavily fished area of the Great Barrier Reef.To establish the effects of fishing on bêche-de-mer stocks and the effectiveness of the two types of zoning protection (reefs which were either open or closed to fishing, and reefs in which zones were open and closed to fishing).
 Although the black teatfish in the Pacific is correctly referred to as Holothuria whitmaei, H. nobilis was the most commonly recognised name at the time of study and was therefore used in this study.Reefs surveyed: Open to fishing: 13-050, 13-120, 17-065, Agincourt No.4, Arlington, Bowl, Davie, Ellison, Feather, Hicks, McCulloch, Peart, Potter, Ribbon No.10, Ribbon No.8, St. Crispin, Sudbury, TongueClosed to fishing: Agincourt No.1, Michaelmas, Moss, Ribbon No.2With both open and closed zones: Hastings, Opal, Ribbon No.7, Ribbon No.10

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network