AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
RV Investigator Voyage IN2022_V02 Gravity Data

This record describes gravity data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V02, titled "Sedimentation at its extreme: how powerful are submarine caldera-forming eruptions (Kermadec arc)?" The voyage took place between March 15, 2022 and April 19, 2022 (AEST), departing from Hobart and returning to Hobart.
The gravity meter instrument is a MicroG Lacoste Air-Sea II. Data are stored in .ENV and .DAT data files at CSIRO. The gravity meter was running for the duration of the voyage except for the period between 26-03-2022 05:00 and 29-03-2022 11:05 UTC when no data was acquired from any ship system as mandated and for a period of bad weather from 2022-04-12 18:01:50 until 2022-04-14 00:32:46 UTC. There are 70 files totaling 540 MB of raw data in this dataset. Wharf ties were undertaken prior to (13 March 2022) and after the voyage (19 April 2022) at the Hobart wharf using a Scintrex Autograv CG-5. Wharf tie data can be found in Hobart wharf_tie_2022_03_13.txt and Hobart wharf_tie_2022_04_19.txt, which is stored with the raw data. An Excel spreadsheet detailing the wharf tie metadata and associated waterline measurements is also stored with the raw data.
Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Map: Sea Surface Temperature Total Mean (in the Australian Region)

Map showing sea surface temperature total means from data collected by CSIRO remote sensing division from the USA's National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites. This map has been produced by CSIRO for the National Oceans Office, as part of an ongoing commitment to natural resource planning and management through the 'National Marine Bioregionalisation' project.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Southern Surveyor Transit ST 01/2007 Underway Data

This dataset contains the Underway (UWY) data collected on the Southern Surveyor voyage ST 01/2007. The transit voyage took place 18 to 22 February 2007 from Hobart to Port Lincoln. This dataset has been archived within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart. The standard Underway (=continuously recorded) dataset from a research voyage includes Navigation (NAV), Sounder (PDR), Thermosalinograph (TSG) and Meteorological (MET) data. NAV data includes GPS (Global Positioning System) measurements of latitude, longitude, ship's direction and speed. MET data may include atmospheric temperature, humidity and pressure, wind speed and direction, and incident radiation intensity. Data are recorded at 10 second intervals.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Influence of Coastal Processes on Large Scale Patterns in Reef Fish Communities of Torres Strait 1995-1996

The fish fauna of the edge of coral reefs in Torres Strait was investigated by underwater visual transects at 276 sites on 41 reefs between August 1995 and January 1996. The fish community contained most common families of tropical Indo-Pacific coral reefs.
Acanthurids, Chaetodontids, Pomacentrids and Labrids were the most widespread and speciose families observed. The relative abundance of each species at each site was used to classify sites with multi-dimensional scaling (MDS). The species composition varied strongly across the region with sites classifying into four distinct groups. These represented groups of fish species most abundant on (1) the eastern outer ribbon reefs; (2) the mid- shelf reefs; (3) central Warrior reef complex and (4) the western reefs north of Moa Island.
These patterns in fish community structure were related to changes in the relative proportions of the major benthic habitats in each area. Many species tended to be abundant either in areas of high coral cover (eastern outer ribbon reefs) or high algal cover (central and western reefs). Other factors that were correlated with fish species composition included the distance from sources of terrestrial runoff in Papua New Guinea and Cape York, northern Australia. This effect is likely to be indirect, through the influence of runoff of benthic habitats. These results show that fish communities in Torres Strait are strongly structured and influenced by the benthic habitats. The distribution of benthic habitats are in turn heavily influenced by the regional physical processes that occur because of the location of Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Refer to the published report:
Milton DA and Long BG. (1997) Influence of Coastal Processes on Large Scale Patterns in Reef Fish Communities of Torres Strait, Australia. Final Report June 1997 (MR-GIS 97/6). CSIRO Marine Research, Cleveland. 14pp.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Courageous Cruise 010 Biological Data overview, 1976

This record describes the datasets obtained on Courageous Cruise 010. The data were obtained from South Australian, Victorian and Bass Strait waters in July 1976. Data were obtained from acoustic and trawl surveys of Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and other demersal and pelagic fish, including Gemfish (Rexea solandri), Macruronus novaezelandiae, deep water flathead, ling, jackass fish and several species of sharks including school shark, gummy shark, ghost shark and green eye. Several tusk fish (Dannevigia tusca) were caught and retained for further study. A rare fish Neophrynichthys marcidus was also obtained from the deepest trawl (0470-0748 metres). Some XBT data were obtained on this cruise. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise summary for this voyage.(derived from the cruise report) - Biological Field Data Sheets recorded during this voyage have been scanned to PDF, and are available (to CSIRO Staff) on-line. See the details link under "Stored Media List" (below).

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Southern Surveyor Voyage SS2013_T03 Hydrology Data

This dataset contains the Hydrology (HYD) data collected on Southern Surveyor voyage SS2013_t03. The voyage took place from Broome to Brisbane between the 27th July and 10th August, 2013.  This dataset has been archived within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise report for this voyage and/or the data processing report. Southern Surveyor on-voyage hydrology data are typically obtained from water samples collected in Niskin bottles at various depths during each CTD cast. Parameters measured normally comprise temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, phosphate, nitrate, silicate, and nitrite. Ammonia was also analysed for these samples.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Baseline Biological Port Survey - Lady Barron, July 1997

This dataset contains the result of a biological baseline survey of the port region of Lady Barron, Flinders Island, Tasmania, carried out in July 1997 by CSIRO Marine Research Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests (CRIMP). Collection methods employed include pylon scrapings, sediment cores, crab traps, plankton nets, and qualitative visual inspection and photographs (both still and video). Voucher specimens have been incorporated into collections of CMR, Hobart. Taxonomic groups surveyed include marine invertebrates, fishes, phytoplankton, macroalgae, and marine vegetation. This dataset forms part of a series of Port Surveys conducted by CRIMP over the period 1996 to present.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Maquarie Island Research Station - Atmospheric CO2 level (LOFLO) measurements (2005 to present)

The CSIRO archive of observed atmospheric CO2 concentrations at the Maquarie Island Research Station, measured with the CSIRO developed LOFLO Mk2 instrument. LOFLO is an analysis system built around a commercial LI-COR 6251 optical bench which utilizes NDIR (non-dispersive infrared) gas analysis technology to measure CO2 concentrations in sample air. Consuming smaller volumes of calibration gases (approx. 15ml/min) and requiring much less operator intervention, LOFLO measurements have significantly less bias than traditional NDIR measurement techniques. Measurements using LOFLO first began at Cape Grim in May 2000 and has since been expanded to other global stations with the newer improved LOFLO Mk2. Stations using LOFLO include Cape Grim, Maquarie Island, Otways Basin and Aspendale. CO2 measurements are available from the Maquarie Island Research Station for the period 1/1/05 until present, with logged data available as yearly ascii text files in hourly averaged and minutely averaged periods for CO2 concentration, standard deviation, max &amp; min values as well as a baseline flag. Typically file size is approximately 500 KB and 12 MB for an hourly averaged and minutely averaged year of data respectively.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Sprightly Voyage SP 11/75 HYD Data

This dataset contains the processed Hydrology or "Bottle Data" (HYD) data collected on Sprightly cruise SP 11/75. The cruise took place in Western Australia coastal waters and the Indian Ocean during April 1975. This dataset has been processed and is archived within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Franklin Voyage FR 03/91 Hydrology Data

This dataset contains the processed Hydrology (HYD) data collected on Franklin voyage FR 03/91. The voyage took place in the Southern Ocean and the Tasman Sea during 6-27 March 1991. This dataset has been processed and is archived within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise report for this voyage and/or the data processing report (as available). Franklin on-voyage hydrology data are typically obtained from water samples collected in Niskin bottles at various depths during each CTD cast. Parameters measured normally comprise temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, phosphate, nitrate, silicate and nitrite.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
South East Fishery (SEF) Ecosystem Study 1993-1996: Fish Diet Data

This record describes fish diet data collected as part of the 1993-1996 South East Fishery Ecosystem Study undertaken by CSIRO Division of Fisheries. Demersal trawls (33 per survey) were carried out at a range of depths (25m to 200m) on seven transects across the continental shelf in eastern Bass Strait, south-west Victoria, and south-west NSW waters. Data were collected in July 1993 (cruise SS 05/93), August 1994 (cruise SS 05/94), April 1996 (cruise SS 02/96) and November 1996 (cruise SS 06/96). Stomach samples were collected from betwen 2 and 120 specimens of each of a wide range of demersal fish caught in demersal trawls, including SEF quota species such as jack mackerel, tiger flathead, school whiting, redfish, spotted warehou and jackass morwong, among others, for laboratory analyses of diet composition. This information is being used to assess the influence of substrate types in providing food for particular demersal fish species.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
RV Investigator Voyage IN2022_V03 EM122 Multibeam Echosounder Data

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2022_V03, "SOTS: Southern Ocean Time Series automated moorings for climate and carbon cycle studies southwest of Tasmania", which departed Hobart on the 4th May 2022 and returned to Hobart on the 15th May 2022 (AEST).
The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry, backscatter information and watercolumn backscatter during the voyage.
The EM122 provides a 1 degree by 1 degree angular resolution. The echosounder's nominal frequency is 12 kHz.
Data are stored in .all raw format for bathymetry and backscatter and .wcd format for watercolumn backscatter at CSIRO. There are 223 .all files totaling 10.9 GB of raw bathymetry/backscatter data and 223 .wcd files totaling 14.6GB of watercolumn data in this dataset.
Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in *.all format are corrected for motion and position.
GPS tide was computed using the EGM2008 model and applied to the processed data. Processed data had outliers removed. Processed line data are available in *.gsf and ascii format, and processed bathymetry and backscatter grids in geotiff format.
Additional information regarding this dataset, including information on processing streams, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
RV Investigator Voyage IN2015_E02 EM710 Multibeam Echosounder Data

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2015_E02, which departed Hobart 2015-04-07 and returned on 2015-04-14. 
The Kongsberg EM710 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry and backscatter information along the south coast within the Huon MPA.
Ping rate varied according to depth. Data are stored in *.all raw format at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. There are 39 files totaling  3.3 GB of raw data in this dataset. The acquisition PC failed mid voyage and no data was acquired within the seamounts region within the MPA.
Sound velocity profiles using sea surface temperature were applied to this data during data acquisition. Tide corrections were not applied to the processed data. 
Processed data are available in XYZ and GSF format. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products available on request.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Southern Surveyor Voyage SS 05/91 Biological Data Overview

This record is an overview entry for biological data collected on Southern Surveyor cruise SS 05/91. This cruise took place in the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Great Barrier Reef during 18 November - 5 December 1991, under the leadership of John Salini. Biological data collected on this cruise include the species composition, distribution and abundance of demersal fish from the study area. Fish samples for estimating population parameters. Some samples of juvenile Lutjanus malabaricus from shallow stations, but more from offshore deeper stations. Samples of benthic invertebrate fauna. 35 mm camera photography and video camera photography. Hydrological data. Sediment samples to determine the structure of the substrate and the composition of the infauna. Whole L. malabaricus and L. sebae for the Hobart genetics group. Whole L. malabaricus, L. sebae, L. choerorhynchus and several species of Monacanthidae for other research organisations. Various specimens for the Munro ichthyological collection in Hobart. Seagrass bed data from the north-eastern Gulf of Carpentaria. Please note: This metadata record is a preliminary entry derived from information in the cruise plan and/or cruise report. Individual data types - which may span several cruises - will be indexed separately within this metadata system in due course.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
RV Investigator Voyage IN2016_T01 EM122 Multibeam Echosounder Data

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2016_T01, 'Continuity of Australian terranes into Zealandia: towards a geological map of the east Gondwana margin' which departed Lautoka on the 30th June 2016 and returned to Hobart on the 14th July 2016. 
The Kongsberg EM122 multibeam echosounder was used to acquire seafloor bathymetry,  backscatter information around Lord Howe Rise and North Loyality Basin and between Lautoka and Hobart.
The EM122 provides a 1 degree by 1 degree angular resolution. The echosounder's nominal frequency is 12 kHz. 
Data are stored in .all raw format for bathymetry and backscatter and .wcd format for watercolumn backscatter at CSIRO. There are 343 files totalling 10 GB of raw data in this dataset. 
Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in .all format is corrected for motion and position.
Tide corrections were/were not applied to the processed data. Processed data has had outliers removed. Processed line data is available in .gsf and ascii format and processed bathymetry and backscatter grids in geotiff format.
Additional information regarding this dataset including information on processing streams is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report. Additional data products may be available on request.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Patterns of abundance and size of dictyoceratid sponges among neighbouring islands in central Torres Strait (CRC-TS Project: Task Number T1.6a) 2005

Spatial variability in community structure of dictyoceratid sponges (Class Demospongiae; Order Dictyoceratida) was examined on coral reefs in Torres Strait, an archipelago of islands and reefs between northern Queensland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. Dictyoceratid sponge abundances and environmental parameters were recorded at 4 locations, separated by 50-220 km. Each location was subdivided into 5-7 sites, each &#8805;2 km apart. At each site four 50x2 m belt transects were quantitatively surveyed, recording dictyoceratid numbers, substrate type (rock, rubble and sand), water clarity, degree of reef slope and depth. Dictyoceratid abundance was similar among locations, averaging 15.5 individuals per 100 m2, but varied significantly among sites. Twenty three dictyoceratid species were recorded in Torres Strait, with approximately half (12/23) found in only one location. Canonical Correspondence Analysis determined that the measured environmental factors explained only 26% of the spatial variation. Cluster analysis revealed a complex dictyoceratid community structure with consistent patterns among neighbouring sites and among sites separated by hundreds of kilometres. Conversely the dictyoceratid community could vary greatly between neighbouring sites 2 km apart and on the same reef complex. The results of this study suggest that spatial variability of dictyoceratid sponges in Torres Strait is influenced by a combination of environmental, biological and stochastic processes.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Epiphyte Grazer Data Perth Coastal Waters 1994

This dataset contains results from a series of laboratory and field experiments on local grazer communities to determine the parameter values required by the COASEC (Coastal Ocean Ecology) model. These experiments are part of the second stage of the Perth Coastal Waters Study. These parameters were delta, the grazing demand (biomass of food eatern per biomass of grazer per day; beta, the assimilation constant (the difference between the food consumed and defecated as a percentage of the food consumed); micron, the mortality constant (the turnover rate of the community), and kg, the ratio of food available to food demand to satisfy 50% of maximum potential growth of grazer communities. Empirically derived parameter values for the main grazers, crustaceans and gastropods were very different from each other and from the default values in the model. Experiments indicated that both types of grazers primarily fed on periphyton and grazing rates varied between summer and winter. Grazing impacts on larger epiphytes are dependent upon the type of grazer and the species of epiphyte.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Franklin Voyage FR 07/87 ADCP Data (raw data only - poor quality)

This dataset conslits of RAW and intermediate files only of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data collected on Franklin voyage FR 07/87. The voyage took place in the east Indian Ocean off Western Australia during 4-24 August 1987. This dataset had so little related good GPS data, that it could not be processed to a suitable standare, and is NOT archived within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise report for this voyage and/or the data processing report (as available).

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Larval southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) distribution and ecology in southeastern Australia

This study examined the larval biology and ecology of the southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) based on approximately 3000 archived plankton and mid-water trawl samples held, principally, by CSIRO, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, and the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Victoria. Additional samples were provided by the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere, New Zealand; some samples were opportunistically collected during the project to fill in areas where there was a lack of archived samples. The combined sample set covered the major geographic range of the fishery in Australia (132E/32S - 155E/46S). Details of larval growth, duration and distribution were combined with concurrently collected hydrographic data and satellite based observations to examine possible larval transport mechanisms, connectivity between management zones and physical factors that may influence the supply of larvae on a regional basis. The dataset is primarily in Excel format with a summary of the results presented in a final report to FRDC (project number 96/107).

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Southern Surveyor Voyage SS2009_v06 ADCP Data

This dataset contains the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data collected on Southern Surveyor voyage ss2009_v06 ( aka SS06/2009 ). The voyage took place in the Tasman Sea, 29th October - 9th November 2009. This dataset has been processed and archived within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart. Additional information regarding this dataset is contained in the cruise report for this voyage and/or the data processing report (as available).

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Soviet Fishery Data (Australian Waters) - vessel Sutchan July 1968-January 1969

This dataset comprises catch compositions and trawl locations from a cruise of the Russian fishery research vessel "Sutchan" carried out in Australian waters between January and June 1966, containing 160 pelagic trawls from the South Australia coast, Great Australian Bight, Western Australia coast and North West Shelf. Most records include catch composition by species (presence/absence but not weight), also some data on length frequency, maturity and diet of commercially important species. The data were obtained by exchange with Soviet scientists in the mid 1990s and has had CSIRO species codes incorporated. The dataset is now in an Oracle database in Hobart, and analyses/summaries of the data are given in the accompanying report (see References). A MS Access version of the dataset has been compiled for use within the North West Shelf-JEMS study. This version is available on-line for researchers in the NWS-JEMS study (see data links). The data are also accessible to authorised users via CMR's "Data Trawler" application. A username and password is required to access this dataset.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue