AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Project - eAtlas extension: Data management for environmental research (NESP TWQ 5.15)

The eAtlas is a web delivery platform for environmental research data that focuses on data management and data visualisation. As part of the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) the eAtlas was responsible for coordinating the publication of data generated by all research projects in the NESP Tropical Water Quality (TWQ) hub. The focus of the eAtlas was to:
Actively engage projects on data management issues.

Provide in-depth review of final datasets to ensure quality data publications suitable for future reuse.

Provide permanent hosting and publication of the hub datasets and metadata.

Develop and host visualisations of spatial datasets for users to quickly assess the suitability of the data for their research, and for environmental managers to view without specialist tools.

Provide a web platform for creating project centric websites that highlight stories based around research project data

The data management under the NESP TWQ hub was more successful than previous research programs that the eAtlas has been associated with over the last 12 years. A greater percentage of data products from research projects were captured and published to a high standard. As of 7 June 2021, 94 datasets were published from the NESP TWQ hub which is significantly more than the 49 datasets from the previous National Environmental Research Program Tropical Ecosystem (NERP TE) program in 2011 &ndash; 2014, and 14 datasets from the Marine and Tropical Science Research Facility (MTSRF) in 2008 - 2010.
As part of the project final reporting a comparison was made between the size of the NESP TWQ metadata records, as measured by word count of the title, abstract and lineage, to those of similar environmental datasets in other data repositories, including the AODN, CSIRO, NESP MB hub and JCU. The aim of this analysis was to determine which aspects of the data management workflow used on NESP TWQ projects contributed to the level of detail in the metadata records. The spreadsheet associated with the word count analysis is available for download. More detail on the methods are available in the NESP-TWQ 5.15 final report (awating publication on the https://nesptropical.edu.au/ website).

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Phytoplankton concentration measurements in Sydney Harbour - 20th October 2004

A study of the response of phytoplankton to rainfall in Sydney Harbour on 20th October 2004 is reported here. 
Sydney Harbour is an important port and recreational region for the city of Sydney. Phytoplankton can be used as one of the indexes of water quality. The concentration of phytoplankton is influenced by the nutrients in the water and the amount of nutrients is thought to alter according to the urban and industrial wastes that drain from the city of Sydney.   
The amount of phytoplankton before and after rainfall at Pyrmont in Sydney Harbour was observed. The concentration of chlorophyll after a period of rainfall from the 15th October to the 4th of November 2004, as measured from the surface to 7m deep, was almost 5 times as much as that as before the rain event. The maximum chlorophyll concentration observed by fluorometer was 27 [ug/litre].

Tags: Biosphere | Microbiota | Phytoplankton, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Water Quality | Chlorophyll, chlorophyll concentration, depth, mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, phytoplankton count, taxonomic_group_count
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Deeper water benthic surveys in the Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) using towed video (Towvid)

In February/March 2004, surveys of benthic habitats and fish faunas were undertaken in deeper waters of the Commonwealth waters surrounding Lord Howe and Balls Pyramid rises. Towed video gear (Towvid) was deployed at 21 stations around Lord Howe Island and Balls Pyramid. Deployments were located on the north east shelf (3), north slope (1), south west slope (5), south east shelf (2), east shelf (1), east slope (1) and south east slope (1) and west shelf (1) of Lord Howe Island. Single deployments were also made on the north slope, north east slope, south shelf, east slope, west shelf and the west slope of Balls Pyramid. A computer-based application, allowing keyboard classification was used to analyse the video tapes. Habitats were classified based on the substrata (9 categories), overlying epibenthos (10 categories) and individual organisms (2 categories) viewed on the tapes.
 This preliminary, rapid ecological assessment aimed to describe habitats and fish-habitat associations in deeper waters, below the depth limits of SCUBA observations. Towvid data was used to provide an overall quantitative perspective of the various habitats occurring in these waters.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - National Mooring Network - South Australia (SA) Upper Spencer Gulf Mooring

The SA Upper Spencer Gulf Mooring (IMOS platform code: SAMUSG) is one of four South Australian regional moorings designed to monitor particular oceanographic phenomena in coastal ocean waters. The mooring is located at Latitude:-33.11, Longitude:137.71.
Both the Spencer and St Vincent Gulf’s support key fisheries, aquaculture and provide nursery grounds for many juvenile fish species. The moorings located in Upper Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent are designed to provide long-term monitoring of these regions, informing the human impacts of these estuary systems from growing populations, mining and agriculture.

Tags: Biosphere | Microbiota | Plankton, Buoys | Moored Buoys, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Current Meters/Profilers | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Fluorometers, IMOS Platform | SAMUSG | Upper Spencer Gulf Mooring, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Alkalinity, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Carbon Dioxide, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Inorganic Carbon, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nutrients, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, acoustic_backscatter_intensity, adcp_correlation_magnitude, direction_of_sea_water_velocity, eastward_sea_water_velocity, heading, northward_sea_water_velocity, platform_pitch_angle, platform_roll_angle, quality_flag_for_adcp_percentage_good, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_speed, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Wind statistics at Governor Head Meteorological Station, Jervis Bay in November 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 November 1989. Five datasets are included here representing different times of the day: 0000-0545, 0600-1145, 1200-1745 and 1800-2345. Individual measurements have been converted so that trends of wind speed and direction can be seen for the time period in question. The fifth dataset incorporates all the wind data collected irrespective of time providing a monthly summary. The station initially recorded wind data at 15 minute intervals.
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 all 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
Review of research and data relevant to marine environmental management of Australia's North West Shelf.

The region of interest for this study was Australias North West Shelf, extending from the inter-tidal zone to the continental shelf break, with particular focus on data relevant to the area between North West Cape and Port Hedland. The principal resource used for identification of existing data and information was the bibliography assembled by Jernakoff et al. (2006). This document provides an overview of the relevance of existing information to the North West Shelf Marine Environmental Management Study (NWSMEMS). It identifies gaps in knowledge that are likely to be important to the NWSMEMS and makes recommendations for addressing these gaps. The review presents information on the marine environment, grouped into physical, chemical and biological themes. This summary at the beginning of the document presents our major conclusions about the relevance of existing knowledge and about major gaps in information, and our recommendations for future research.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Direct determination of organic carbon in modern reef sediments and calcareous organisms from the central Great Barrier Reef

Over 200 modern sediment samples were obtained from nearshore stations in Bowling Green Bay and stations located across the inner and middle shelf regions of the central Great Barrier Reef. Surface sediments (0-1 cm) were collected using a frame-supported Van Veen grab sampler, then transferred to glass jars and stored frozen. Vibrocore samples were collected in August 1984 from the lagoon of Davies Reef. Samples of different species of the calcareous algae Halimeda were collected from the reef front at Davies Reef. All frozen samples were later freeze dried and homogenized in an agate ring mill. Halimeda samples were ground using a mortar and pestle.Measurements were conducted using a Beckman Tocamaster Model 915B total carbon analyser which simultaneously measures dissolved and particulate organic carbon. The samples were syringe-injected into a stream of oxygen and swept into a catalytic combustion tube held at 950°C. All carbonaceous material is oxidized to CO2, which was then swept into a nondispersive infrared analyzer sensitized to measure CO2. The transient CO2 present was directly proportional to total carbon in sample.
 The presence of relatively large amounts of carbonates, predominantly aragonite and high magnesium calcite in Recent coral reef sediments is a serious problem for many analytical techniques routinely used in the determination of organic carbon. This research was undertaken to develop an improved method for direct determination of organic carbon in calcareous marine sediments, organisms and particulate matter.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
CSIRO-BOM ACCESS1-3 model output prepared for CMIP5

CMIP5 is meant to provide a framework for coordinated
climate change experiments for the next five years and thus includes simulations for
assessment in the AR5 as well as others that extend beyond the AR5.
The CSIRO-BOM ACCESS1-3 includes the following products (see more information http://www.cawcr.gov.au):
piControl 
amip
historical
historicalExt
historicalGHG
historicalNat 
rcp45
rcp85
abrupt4xCO2
1pctCO2   
sstClim 
sstClim4xCO2
sstClimAerosol
sstClimSulfate

Tags: 0399 - Other Chemical Sciences, 0401 - Atmospheric Sciences, 0405 - Oceanography, 0406 - Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience, Atmospheric Sciences, National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Oceanography, Other Chemical Sciences (Environmental Chemistry), Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Wind statistics at Governor Head Meteorological Station, Jervis Bay in July 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 July 1989. Five datasets are included here representing different times of the day: 0000-0550, 0600-1150, 1200-1750 and 1800-2350. Individual measurements have been converted so that trends of wind speed and direction can be seen for the time period in question. The fifth dataset incorporates all the wind data collected irrespective of time providing a monthly summary. The station initially recorded wind data at 10 minute intervals.
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
Phytoplankton Ecology in the Upper Swan River Estuary, Western Australia - Seasonal nitrogen uptake rates and preferential uptake of inorganic and organic nitrogen and comparison of C:N ratios

The major aim of the study was to determine monthly and seasonal nitrogen uptake by phytoplankton communities of the three nitrogen species NO3-, NH4+ and urea from 1998 to 1999 at the Ron Courtney Island site, representing "new" inorganic-based production, regenerated inorganic-based production and organic-based production respectively.

Tags: Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Nutrient Cycling, Biosphere | Microbiota | Phytoplankton, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Estuaries, Oceans | Water Quality | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Water Quality | Nitrogen Compounds
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Heron Island Sensor Relay Pole 2 (RP2)

A series of six 6m steel poles have been installed in the lagoon of Heron Island as part of the sensor network deployment at Heron Island. The poles serve two purposes; their primary purpose is to form the backbone of a wireless network that covers the entire lagoon system and secondly they themselves support a range of sensors mounted onto the pole or leading away from the pole. One pole (RP5) also supports a Vaisala WXT520 weather station.This record is for Sensor Relay Pole 2. The pole is solar powered and routes data from the Sensor Floats and other Sensor Relay Poles back to the Base Station located on Heron Island. The system uses the Campbell Scientific CR1000 loggers and RF411 Spread-Spectrum radios to process and route the data. The poles also can support a range of sensors, this pole also has a simple bottom mounted thermistor using the MEA thermistors.The unit will be serviced every six months and will be used in the future for attaching new sets of sensors.
 The pole works primarily as a network repeater, it collects data from other poles and the Sensor Floats and routes it back to the Base Station either directly or via another pole. The poles are spaced approximately every two kilometers with the exception of those closest to the island, the base station on the island is on a 19M tower and so a greater range was found for the first set of poles.Each pole therefore provides a wireless data network in a two kilometer radius, the combination of the six poles provides coverage for the entire lagoon. The height of the base station gives around a five kilometre range around the island itself.The poles are 6M in height constructed from galvanized steel with a solar powered instrument top consisting of a battery unit powered from the solar panels, Campbell CR1000 logger and Campbell RF411 radio. The logger can support a range of interfaces and is suitable for connection to a range of instruments.The initial instrumentation is just a single base mounted MEA thermistor, the intention is to add more instruments as time and opportunity allow.
 Power SupplyBattery Backed (1 x 33Ahr AGM with Solar Regulator), 4 x 5W Solar Panel Supply.Logger Settings - Pakbus Address - 120Logger Setup as router (isRouter = True)CSDC7 comms board rate set at 34KSDC7 neighbours range: 1 - 180SDC7 Beacon: 3600Over-Reef RF Network - RF411 attached to the CSIO port of the loggerRadio Settings - Active Interface - Datalogger CSDCSDC Address 7Protocol: Pakbus awareRadio Net Address - 0Hop Sequence - 0Power mode - Retry level - Low

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Exmouth Trip Logbook- collection of human usage and compliance data to ensure efficient use of management resources in accordance with management plans

The Exmouth District Trip Logbook assists Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) staff with the collection of data to ensure the efficient and effective use of management resources in accordance with management plans and policies for the area. This log accommodates the recording of vehicle, vessel and aircraft transport modes, including accompanying Commercial Tour Operators (CTOs). It enables data to be collected on indicators such as vehicles, camping, boating, recreational activities and management and records information in log sheets in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The Ningaloo Coast and Exmouth Gulf have been divided into geographic sectors. Sector boundaries, based on identifiable landmarks, or administrative boundaries, extend from the shoreline to the extent of Commonwealth waters along pre-determined bearings. Within each sector, key sites have been designated as monitoring points with each location code assigned specific monitoring protocols.

Tags: Compliance, Human Usage, Management, Marine Features (Australia) | Exmouth Gulf, WA, Marine Features (Australia) | Ningaloo Marine Park, WA, Sanctuary Zone
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC13, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 1482 mbsl

Core GC13 (23o47' 30S 154o13' 56E) was collected from the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 1482 mbsl (metres below sea level). By investigating the properties and components of this core we are able to reveal some information about this hemi-pelagic sedimentary environment over the last glacial / interglacial cycle. Information obtained or inferred from the core include the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon through time, an age vs. depth profile and the percentage of grainsize fractions throughout the core. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analyses were also run on several samples from each core to determine changes in the carbonate mineralogy and terrestrial influx, which provided further palaeoclimatic information.

Tags: 51200000, Foraminifera, Foraminiferans, Formaminiferida, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sediment Composition, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sediment Grain Size, Paleoclimate | Ocean/lake Records | Isotopes
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Vibrionaceae infection in phyllosomas of the tropical rock lobster, Panulirus ornatus

The total abundance of bacteria and relative abundance of Vibrionaceae cells associated with the larval stage of the tropical rock lobster, Panulirus ornatus, was investigated throughout a 22 day rearing trial using fluorescence in situ hybridisation.Approximately 20 live phyllosomas were randomly taken and removed from the tank on days 0, 2, 4, 7, 10, 14, 18 and 22 during a standard larval-rearing run and processed for FISH analysis. Bacterial abundance, the relative proportion of Vibrionaceae cells detected on external tissue and within the hepatopancreas were enumerated.Mean bacterial counts and the proportion of Vibrionaceae cells comprising the total bacteria were compared over time and analysed for increments of significance.
 To detect and enumerate total bacteria and Vibrionaceae associated with the larvae of the tropical rock lobster P. ornatus.
 The first study to provide in situ investigation elucidating the quantitative proliferation of potentially pathogenic bacteria associated with lobster phyllosoma during a larval rearing trial.The image is a photo of Vibrio infection in larval rock lobster tissue. The tissue has been dual hybridised with a vibrio-specific DNA probe (pink) and a bacteria-specific DNA probe (red). The image shows infection by both vibrio bacteria (pink cells) and other unidentified bacteria (red cells). The green is non specific fluorescence from the larval tissue.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Derwent Estuary Ambient Water Quality monitoring program - Site C

Site C is sampled monthly by the Derwent Estuary Program as part of the  Derwent Ambient Water Quality monitoring program.
Since 2003, ambient water quality monitoring has been carried out on a monthly basis at up to 28 sites throughout the Derwent estuary by Norske Skog Boyer, Nyrstar Hobart and the State Government. Monitoring is carried out by three different boat-based sampling parties, but is co-ordinated to occur on the same day each month. 
At each site, in-situ field measurements are taken using calibrated sensors for temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen and turbidity. Water clarity is also measured using a secchi disk. Surface and bottom water samples are collected for analysis of true color, total suspended solids(TSS), total  and dissolved nutrients, organic carbon and zinc. at most sites, depth integrated samples are also collected for chlorophyll a using a plastic tube. Bottom samples in the Middle and Outer estuary are collected using a niskin bottle. Pumps are used in the upper estuary site to fill up the bottles. All water samples are analysed at Analytical Service Tasmania, a National Association of Testing Authorities-accredited laboratory. Monitoring site depth is 2 meters

Tags: Derwent Estuary, Hydrolab Vertical Profiler, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Ammonia, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrite, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Secchi Depth, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, Oceans | Water Quality | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Water Quality | Conductivity, Oceans | Water Quality | Nitrogen Compounds, Oceans | Water Quality | Oxygen, Oceans | Water Quality | Ph, Oceans | Water Quality | Phosphorous Compounds, Oceans | Water Quality | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Water Quality | Trace Metals, Oceans | Water Quality | Turbidity, Oceans | Water Quality | Water Temperature, Secchi Disks, True Colour, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network