AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
RAN CTD Profile Data - HMAS MERMAID ProjectID: SRATD-0030MER_M From: 2011-11-25 To: 2011-12-01

This dataset contains quality controlled vertical profiles of pressure, temperature and salinity measured by a Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) probe. The dataset contains 2 CTD profiles (casts) obtained during RAN Hydrographic Survey cruise SRATD-0030MER_M from HMAS MERMAID.
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
Coral Luminescence records freshwater impacts from the Fitzroy River Basin

This record describes the coral luminescence as a recorder of freshwater impacts from inshore corals of the Fitzroy River Basin. 
Eight cores from AIMS&rsquo; Coral Core Archive were used in this study:
Two cores from the same colony were collected from Humpy Island (23.2oS, 151.0oE) collected in1997 - HMP01A, HMP01B,

Four cores from four separate colonies were collected from Hummocky Island (23.4oS, 151.1oE), collected in in 2017 - HUM02A, HUM03A, HUM04B, HUM05B

Two cores from two separate colonies were collected from Masthead Island (23.5o S, 151.7oE), collected in 2017 - MAS01E, MAS02A

The Hummocky and Masthead Island cores were collected as part of a co-funded project with the Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership (Cantin et al 2018)
The coral cores slices were photographed under UV light to reveal luminescent lines and analysed for gamma densitometry, measurements of skeletal density and luminescence. Measurements were analysed for relationships between coral records and the river flow data using cross correlation and linear regression analyses.
Environmental data for daily river flows were obtained from The Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME) Water Monitoring Portal.
Geochemical tracers were measured in four coral cores that cover the period from 1677 to 2016. The study focused on 15 trace elements which can provide evidence of changes in the marine environment related to historical and ongoing changes influenced by river systems.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
SAIMOS - Biological and Flow Cytometry data collected from CTD stations in South Australia, in May 2018

Flow cytometry data was collected in May 2018, 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 (DCM) layer were investigated. Flow cytometry data has been collected for picophytoplankton, bacteria and viruses.
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), SAM2CP/B4 (35.168S, 135.418E) and SAM5CB/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 | Microbiota | Bacteria, 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 | Nitrogen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Silicate, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, Picophytoplankton, Virus, amount_of_bacteria_in_sea_water, amount_of_picophytoplankton_in_sea_water, amount_of_virus_in_sea_water, concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, depth, depth_of_chlorophyll_maximum, latitude, longitude, 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
ERIN Dual-processed Landsat TM tiles in Western Australia - Ningaloo tile

A Landsat TM image was cut using a NATMAP Geoscience Australia 1:250 000 scale map named Ningaloo (Map number SF49-12) and was saved in GeoTIFF format.
The image was geometrically rectified to GDA94 (Datum) and MGA49 (Projection) and a dual enhancement technique was conducted to Landsat TM satellite data where land was enhanced using bands 741 (RGB) and water was enhanced using bands 321 (RGB).  This is one of a series of tiles processed by ERIN from Coastal Atlas project in the 1990's.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Redmap (New South Wales) - Sightings of Mammal Species

Redmap is a primarily a website that invites the community to spot, log and map marine species that are uncommon in their region, or along particular parts of their coast. The information collected is mapped and displayed on the site, demonstrating, in time, how species distributions may be changing.
Sightings are divided into two categories – those with a photo that can be ‘verified’ by a marine biologist, and sightings without photos that we call community sightings (anecdotal). All the information collected, with and without photos, is mapped and will be used in the following years to map out a ‘story’ of changes occurring in our marine environment.
The main data collected includes the species sighted (normally selected from a list comprising preselected species of interest), the location, date/time and activity being undertaken.  Other optional information gathered include biological data such as sex, size and weight and environmental data such as water depth and temperature and habitat.
This record is associated with live data (and will subsequently change over time) and spatial elements have reduced accuracy.  It is also subject to a three year embargo (ie. does not contain data less than three years old).  If you wish to discuss obtaining a citable, static dataset, that is current and/or contains accurate spatial elements, please email enquiries@redmap.org.au.

Tags: Hand Sampling, body_length, body_weight, climate change, range shift, species distribution, fishing, latitude, longitude
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Microbial communities in the sponge, Rhopaloeides odorabile, from the Great Barrier Reef

Specimens of the marine sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile (class Demospongiae; order Dictyoceratida; family Spongiidae) were collected from Davies Reef and Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef (3 from each location).Molecular techniques were employed to document the microbial diversity associated with the marine sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile.The phylogenetic affiliation of sponge-associated bacteria was assessed by 16S rRNA sequencing of cloned DNA fragments. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to confirm the presence of the predominant groups indicated by 16S rDNA analysis. Novel media incorporating sponge extracts were used to isolate bacteria not previously recovered from this sponge.A radial cladogram was constructed showing the diversity of bacterial clone sequences from R. odorabile. Neighbor-joining phylogenetic trees were constructed from analyses of: 823 bp of 16S rRNA gene sequence included 34 clones for which unique sequence was obtained;709 bp of 16S rRNA gene sequence from clones clustering with the Actinobacteria;804 bp of 16S rRNA gene sequence from clones clustering within the predominantly g-Proteobacteria;811 bp of 16S rRNA gene sequence from clones clustering with green nonsulfur bacteria and d-Proteobacteria;305 bp of 16S rDNA sequence obtained from organisms cultured using sponge extract media.Branches were also found using the Fitch-Margoliash and maximum parsimony methods. The effects of using actinomycete-selective media supplemented with sponge extract on total number and the number of novel bacterial morphotypes isolated from R. odorabile were measured. Medium preparations were: marine agar 2216; starch-casein agar; Emerson agar; raffinose-histidine agar; M31 Casamino Acids agar; actinomycete isolation agar; yeast-malt extract agar; and glycerol-asparagine agar. The effects of stress, including copper exposure and elevated sea temperatures on the sponge microbial community were assessed. These impacts cause a distinct shift in the microbial community including a move away from symbiosis towards disease-causing microbes.Community structure included representatives of the Actinobacteria, low-GC Gram-positive bacteria, the b- and g-subdivisions of the Proteobacteria, Cytophaga/Flavobacterium, green sulfur bacteria, green nonsulfur bacteria, planctomycetes, and other sequence types with no known close relatives.
 The study aimed to investigate the diversity of the total bacterial community within the sponge R. odorabile.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
ACCESS1-0 model output prepared for CMIP5 abrupt4xCO2

abrupt4xco2 is an experiment of the CMIP5 - Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5
(http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/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.
6.3 abrupt4xco2 (6.3 Abrupt 4XCO2) - Version 1: Impose an instantaneous quadrupling of CO2, then hold fixed.
Experiment design: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/Taylor_CMIP5_design.pdf
List of output variables: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/standard_output.pdf
Output: time series per variable in model grid spatial resolution in netCDF format
Earth System model and the simulation information: CIM repository
Entry name/title of data are specified according to the Data Reference Syntax
(http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/cmip5_data_reference_syntax.pdf)
as activity/product/institute/model/experiment/frequency/modeling realm/MIP table/ensemble
member/version number/variable name/CMOR filename.nc.

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
Derwent Estuary Ambient Water Quality monitoring program - Site NTB-9

Site NTB-9 is sampled monthly by Nyrstar Hobart 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
The physical environment of Scott Reef, Western Australia (2003): Mooring S1 (A)

A single instrument was deployed on mooring S1 (A)Depth: 100m; Instrument: RDI ADCP; Serial #: 0412; File Name: S1i1uvm
 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
Scott Reef/Rowley Shoals Long Term Monitoring Project

Benthic and fish communities are surveyed at 16 locations. 3 fixed sites per location 5 transects per site Benthic communities surveyed using video analysis. Adult fish surveyed using visual census Fish recruits surveyed using visual census on occasion.

Tags: Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Community Structure, Cameras | Video Cameras - underwater, Field Surveys | Underwater Surveys, Long-term Monitoring, Marine Features (Australia) | Rowley Shoals, WA, Marine Features (Australia) | Scott Reef, WA, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Visual Counts/Observations
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
The Helix Experiment: Helix Reef physical oceanography, Great Barrier Reef: Tide gauge deployment HLX03

A tide gauge (WLR) was deployed at the southern end of Helix Reef.Deployment Details:Code: HLX03Instrument: WLR #569Date Deployed: 25/10/1983Date Recovered: 25/05/1984
 This WLR was one of an array of instruments deployed for the physical oceanographic component of the Helix Experiment.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Characterisation of the Fish Communities at Rowley Shoals, Scott and Seringapatam Reefs

In October 1992 ten days were spent at Scott Reef, three at Seringapatam and two days at each of the Rowley Shoals. Fish population censuses for a number of major reef fish families were carried out by trained divers during 45 minute SCUBA swims at a number of outer reef-slope and lagoon sites. Counts of snappers, emperors and cods were also made at lagoon sites. Additionaly lists of all species of fish observed at each site were compiled. Additional fish counts were also made using standardised counting methods developed for long-term monitoring of fish populations in the Great Barrier Reef.

Tags: Biodiversity, Field Surveys | Biological Surveys, Monitoring, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Visual Counts/Observations
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Links between the three-dimensional movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and the biophysical environment of a coral reef

Whale Shark research, including collection of ID photos, stereo video for size measurements, biopsies for tissue sampling, and deployment of short term video tags. 
A number of whale sharks were surveyed during the small boat phase of the field work. Paired ID photos taken for 72 of these animals, tissue samples collected for genetic and isotope analysis from 26 individuals, and stereo-video footage to obtain accurate measurements were obtained from 63 animals. Accelerometer tags were deployed on three whale sharks, as well as four camera tags (accelerometer combined with cameras) on whale sharks to track short term movement and behaviour over 24 to 48 hour periods. Sonar tags were deployed to record the prey field of the whale sharks, with 4 successful deployments during the study period. By concurrently recording the prey field and shark movements the response of whale sharks relative to prey density can be recorded for the first time.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI Node 4.2.1a - Bioregional level assessments based on fishery dependent and/or fishery independent data - Leschenault Estuary

The Leschenault Estuary was divided into four regions; the apex, upper, middle and lower regions.  Within each region four sites were sampled seasonally (except the middle region where there were four additional crab potting sites) over two years (total of 8 sampling occasions). At each site, sampling of fish was conducted using seine nets with length and weight of all collected fish measured. In addition, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen were measured at each site.   The aim of the study is to develop cost-effective strategies for monitoring the fish community.

Tags: 428005, Southern Longfin Goby, Favonigobius lateralis, 246002, Silver Fish, Leptatherina presbyteroi, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Estuarine Habitat, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Population Dynamics, Hydrosphere | Water Quality | Conductivity, Hydrosphere | Water Quality | Water Temperature, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Estuaries, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Oceans | Water Quality | Dissolved Gases, Oceans | Water Quality | Oxygen, day, mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water, method, month, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature, site_code, taxonomic_code, total_body_length, total_number, total_weight, year
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
The ecology of the two populations of the intertidal pulmonate limpet, Siphonaria diemenensis.

The ecology of 2 populations of the limpet Siphonaria diemenensis were investigated on the rocky intertidal shore at Griffith Point, San Remo, Victoria from 1979 to 1981. One population was on flat rock in the high intertidal area (Zone 1) and the other population was on the boulders in the low intertidal area (Zone 2). In Zone 1, there were 3 sites (combined area of 3.146 m2) and 12 permanently marked 0.25m2 quadrats and in Zone 2, there were 2 sites (combined area of 1.291m2). 
The population dynamics of the limpets were investigated by measuring shell lengths and dry weights of individuals in the 2 zones. Fences were used to enclose limpets or exclude limpets from areas of the substratum. Details of each experiment are described in the related records.

Tags: 24 488001, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat | rocky shore, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Competition | intraspecific, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Feeding Habitat | food availabiltiy, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Life History, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Population Dynamics, Biosphere | Zoology | Invertebrates, Griffith Point, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates | gastropoda | limpet, San Remo, Siphonaria diemenensis
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Derwent Estuary Ambient Water Quality monitoring program - Site U7

Site U7 is sampled monthly by Nyrstar Hobart 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