AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Parent record: Temperature salinity (CTD) profiles conducted within Jervis Bay and out across the shelf

This record describes components of the 'Jervis Bay Baseline Studies' project conducted by the Department of Defence, CSIRO and Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). The initial aims of the project were to obtain current and wind observations from Jervis bay over a six week period in order to detail the wind driven circulation and provide a data set for comparison with the numerical modelling work being simultaneously undertaken. However, after this initial experiment it became clear that there were significant currents in the bay that are not simply related to direct wind forcing. Therefore, alternative mechanisms for driving the flow had to be investigated, through the measurement programs and data analysis, as well as through numerical modelling. The result was a series of approximately six separate experiments aiming to define the water circulation around the bay and through the bay entrance, to gain an understanding of the processes that drive the currents, and to investigate the influence of stratification on the nature of the currents.

The last of these six experiments consisted of a program of approximately monthly surveys of temperature and salinity distributions from within Jervis Bay, out to the edge of the continental shelf. All temperature, conductivity and pressure measurements were made using a high accuracy Neil Brown "Smart" CTD operated in a direct reading mode. The instrument was lowered and raised using a hydraulically operated winch at a speed of less than 1 m/s. Measurements were made on both lowering and raising of the CTD.

As this is a parent record, no data is available to download. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of metadata records relating to this project is available through this record. Also available are some pdfs of published working papers documenting this experiment and the results. There are nine subsiduary records that directly relate to this parent, through which the data is provided (see hierarchical tree): 
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Tags: Ocean Circulation, Oceans, Tidal Components, Tidal Currents, Tides, Water Masses, Wind-driven Circulation
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
Parent Record: Social monogamy in the fiddler crab Uca capricornis

Fiddler crabs are not generally considered subjects for the study of monogamy as they tend to live in dense mixed sex colonies with numerous neighbours and individually defended territories. Here, a series of experiments have been conducted demonstrating the unique relationship between neighbouring males and females in the species Uca capricornis. These experiments illustrate that this species of fiddler crab is socially monogamous. Six experiments were conducted in relation to this investigation in the East Point Reserve, Darwin from November to January in 2002-2006: 

1) Natural male-female interactions and territoriality - Twenty-one pairs were filmed from overhead for a period of 30 minutes. Any activity was noted, as was any interactions with intruders. Territoriality was also examined, providing the overall area covered by the crabs within the half hour. By aligning the male and female territories with their respective burrows it was possible to determine the area overlap between them. 

2) Sex ratio and distribution - The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether females may be a limited resource within a population of Uca capricornis. The sex ratio in relation to size was determined. The location of burrows was also recorded to determine whether the males and females were distributed independently of each other. The distance to, and sex of, the nearest resident for each individual was also measured to compare mean distances between male-female neighbours and between male-male neighbours.

3) Burrow tenure -To determine whether male-female pairs were longer lasting than male-male pairs, we documented the number of crabs that were still present in their same burrow after 24 hours. 

4) 'Neighbour' and 'stranger' relations - This experiment was designed to demonstrate how a male fiddler crab responds to different individuals tethered near to his burrow. The response of a male crab to the neighbour and a stranger (with similar physical characteristics) was observed.

5) Response of paired crabs when faced with intruders of differing sex. This experiment was designed to determine if males and females are unable to associate with multiple partners because their partners aggressively repel same-sex intruders. 

6) Size-assortative mating -This experiment was designed to examine whether the nearest female or male neighbour was correlated with the size of a focal male. This investigation was based upon data collected during the other experiments.

Tags: 28 960036, Behavioural Ecology, Biosphere, Crustaceans, Fiddler Crab, Neighbour Relations, Ocypodidae, Sex Ratio, Size-assortative mating, Social Monogamy, Stranger Interactions, Tenure, Uca capricornis, Zoology
Organization: Australian National University
Parent record: Meteorological data recorded during the Jervis Bay Baseline Studies Project

This record describes components of the 'Jervis Bay Baseline Studies' project conducted by the Department of Defence, CSIRO and Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). The initial aims of the project were to obtain current and wind observations from Jervis bay over a six week period in order to detail the wind driven circulation and provide a data set for comparison with the numerical modelling work being simultaneously undertaken. However, after this initial experiment it became clear that there were significant currents in the bay that are not simply related to direct wind forcing. Therefore, alternative mechanisms for driving the flow had to be investigated, through the measurement programs and data analysis, as well as through numerical modelling. The result was a series of approximately six separate experiments aiming to define the water circulation around the bay and through the bay entrance, to gain an understanding of the processes that drive the currents, and to investigate the influence of stratification on the nature of the currents.

This record doesn't describe one of these six  experiments per se, but the data collected from a meteorological station at Governor Head. This Steedman EMS-16 meteorological station housed a R.M. Young anemometer and YSI barometer to measure wind and atmospheric pressure respectively. The site at Governor Head was several hundred metres inland of 50m high cliffs and was 63m above sea-level.

Wind data was also collected from an anemometer located at Huskisson, on the west shore of Jervis Bay. This anemometer was operated at the time by the NSW Public Works Department.

As this is a parent record, no data is available to download. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of metadata records relating to this project is available through this record. Also provided is a pdf of a working paper that describes the operating and data processing procedures that relate to the meteorological station. There are 36 subsiduary records that directly relate to this parent, through which the data is provided (see hierarchical tree).

Tags: Ocean Circulation, Ocean Currents, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Salinity, Tidal Currents, Tides, Water Temperature
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
Parent record: Flow patterns within Jervis Bay: Winter deployment of current meters

This record describes components of the 'Jervis Bay Baseline Studies' project conducted by the Department of Defence, CSIRO and Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). The initial aims of the project were to obtain current and wind observations from Jervis bay over a six week period in order to detail the wind driven circulation and provide a data set for comparison with the numerical modelling work being simultaneously undertaken. However, after this initial experiment it became clear that there were significant currents in the bay that are not simply related to direct wind forcing. Therefore, alternative mechanisms for driving the flow had to be investigated, through the measurement programs and data analysis, as well as through numerical modelling. The result was a series of approximately six separate experiments aiming to define the water circulation around the bay and through the bay entrance, to gain an understanding of the processes that drive the currents, and to investigate the influence of stratification on the nature of the currents.

The second of these six experiments concentrated on the flow patterns within the bay during the winter months, when the waters are only weakly thermally stratified. This winter mooring program was run as two deployments of current meters, from 10th July to 30th August and from 12th September to 30th October 1990, along with a meteorological station measuring winds and atmospheric pressure at Governor Head. [Given that this meteorological data bridges all six experiments, the data collected is described in a separate metadata record and will not be considered further.] 

Two moorings were maintained with each deployment. In the first deployment (10/7/90 - 30/8/90) the south-central mooring contained 3 current meters and the northeast mooring 2 current meters. The second deployment (12/9/90 - 30/10/90) repeated the south-central mooring but the northeast mooring was moved south from near Green Point to off Honeymoon Bay.

As this is a parent record, no data is available to download. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of metadata records relating to this project is available through this record. Also available is a pdf of a published working paper documenting this experiment and the results. There are four subsidiary records that directly relate to this parent, through which the data is provided (see hierarchical tree): 
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Tags: Ocean Circulation, Ocean Currents, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Salinity, Tidal Currents, Tides, Water Temperature
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
Parent record: Flow patterns within Jervis Bay: Summer deployment of current meters and tidal gauges

This record describes components of the 'Jervis Bay Baseline Studies' project conducted by the Department of Defence, CSIRO and Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). The initial aims of the project were to obtain current and wind observations from Jervis bay over a six week period in order to detail the wind driven circulation and provide a data set for comparison with the numerical modelling work being simultaneously undertaken. However, after this initial experiment it became clear that there were significant currents in the bay that are not simply related to direct wind forcing. Therefore, alternative mechanisms for driving the flow had to be investigated, through the measurement programs and data analysis, as well as through numerical modelling. The result was a series of approximately six separate experiments aiming to define the water circulation around the bay and through the bay entrance, to gain an understanding of the processes that drive the currents, and to investigate the influence of stratification on the nature of the currents.

The first of these six experiments concentrated on the flow patterns within the bay during the summer months, when the waters are normally thermally stratified. This experiment consisted of 8 current meters in 3 moorings within the bay, along with pressure gauges to measure water levels and a meteorological station measuring winds and atmospheric pressure at Governor Head. The moorings were maintained for a single deployment from 6th December 1988 to 11th January 1989. [Given that this meteorological data bridges all six experiments, the data collected is described in a separate metadata record and will not be considered further.]

The black, yellow and orange moorings held tidal gauges, while the red, blue and green moorings held current meters at various depths. The red mooring held current meters at ~6.5m, 10.5m, 14.5m and 18.5m, while the blue mooring held meters at ~5.5m and 11.5m and the green mooring at ~5.5m and 9.5m.

As this is a parent record, no data is available to download. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of metadata records relating to this project is available through this record. Also available is a pdf of a published working paper documenting this experiment and the results.  There are four subsidiary records that directly relate to this parent, through which the data is provided (see hierarchical tree): 
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Tags: Ocean Circulation, Ocean Currents, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Salinity, Tidal Currents, Tides, Water Temperature
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
Parent record: Datasets relating to core MD032607 (off South Australia)

We must understand the natural cycles of the oceans to understand the evolution of our climate through geological time. Core MD 032607 was obtained in 2003 off the coast of Sumatra (36.9606 S, 137.4065 E). By investigating the properties and components of this core we are able to reveal some information regarding past oceanographic and climatic systems. Information obtained or inferred from the core include the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon through time, an age vs. depth profile of the core (revealing sedimentation rates), the relative abundance of planktonic foraminifera over time, and estimates of historical sea-surface temperatures.

Tags: Biosphere, Ecological Dynamics, Isotopes, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Paleoclimate, Population Dynamics, Sea Surface Temperature
Organization: Australian National University
Parent record: Datasets relating to core MD002361 (shelf edge offshore Western Australia)

We must understand the natural cycles of the oceans to understand the evolution of our climate through geological time. Core MD 002361 was obtained in 2000 off the coast of Sumatra (113.477166 E, 22.082 S). By investigating the properties and components of this core we are able to reveal some information regarding past oceanographic and climatic systems. Information obtained or inferred from the core include the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon through time, an age vs. depth profile of the core (revealing sedimentation rates), the relative abundance of planktonic foraminifera over time, and estimates of historical sea-surface temperatures. The core description highlights the stark contrast between glacial and interglacial periods with 1-1.5m bands of red clay indicating interglacial periods, alternating with the 1-1.5m bands of light grey foraminifera sand deposited during the glacial periods.

Tags: Biosphere, Ecological Dynamics, Isotopes, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Paleoclimate, Population Dynamics, Sea Surface Temperature
Organization: Australian National University
Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC-14, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 2004 mbsl

Core GC14 (23o49' 52S 154o21' 67E) was collected from the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 2004 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, Foraminiferida, Isotopes, Marine Sediments, Oceans, Paleoclimate, Sediment Composition, Sediment Grain Size
Organization: National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)
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, Isotopes, Marine Sediments, Oceans, Paleoclimate, Sediment Composition, Sediment Grain Size
Organization: National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)
Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC-12, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 990.5 mbsl

Core GC12 (23o34' 37S 153o49' 94E) was collected from the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 990.5 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, the percentage of grainsize fractions throughout the core and the percentage of carbonate material in each sample. 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, Foraminiferida, Isotopes, Marine Sediments, Oceans, Paleoclimate, Sediment Composition, Sediment Grain Size
Organization: National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)
Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC-11, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 502 mbsl

Core GC11 (23o23' 07S 153o22' 00E) was collected from the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 502 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, the percentage of grainsize fractions throughout the core and the percentage of carbonate material in each sample. 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, Foraminiferida, Isotopes, Marine Sediments, Oceans, Paleoclimate, Sediment Composition, Sediment Grain Size
Organization: National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)
Percentage of variance in radiolarian correspondence analysis scores explained by various oceanic parameters

Percentage of the variance in correspondence scores for radiolarian abundance counts for sites in the eastern & southern Indian Ocean explained by environmental variables for those sites. 

The abundance counts were derived from ~100 surface sediment gravity cores from the Southern and Eastern Indian Ocean collected between 1988 and 2004. 

The environmental variables (annual, austral spring, summer, autumn and winter.for depths between the surface and 500m) were obtained from NOAA World Ocean Atlas 2001.

Tags: Alkalinity, Dissolved Gases, Marine Biology, Marine Microbiota, Microfossils, Nitrate, Nutrients, Ocean Chemistry, Oceans, Oxygen, Paleoclimate, Radiolaria
Organization: Australian National University
Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC-10, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 335 mbsl

Core GC10 (22o59 76S 152o48' 00E) was collected from the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 335 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, the percentage of grainsize fractions throughout the core and the percentage of carbonate material in each sample. 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, Foraminiferida, Isotopes, Marine Sediments, Oceans, Paleoclimate, Sediment Composition, Sediment Grain Size
Organization: National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)
Parent record: Datasets relating to core GC-09, located in the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 166 mbsl.

Core GC09 (22o53' 70S 152o38' 10E) was collected from the Capricorn Channel at a depth of 166 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, the percentage of grainsize fractions throughout the core and the percentage of carbonate material in each sample. 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, Foraminiferida, Isotopes, Marine Sediments, Oceans, Paleoclimate, Sediment Composition, Sediment Grain Size
Organization: National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)
Parent record: Datasets relating to core BAR9403 (off the coast of Sumatra)

We must understand the natural cycles of the oceans to understand the evolution of our climate through geological time. Core BAR 9403 was obtained in 1994 off the coast of Sumatra (5o49.20', 103o61.90'E By investigating the properties and components of this core we are able to reveal some information regarding past oceanographic and climatic systems. Information obtained or inferred from the core include the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon through time, an age vs. depth profile of the core (revealing sedimentation rates), the relative abundance of planktonic foraminifera over time, and estimates of historical sea-surface temperatures.

Tags: Biosphere, Ecological Dynamics, Isotopes, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Paleoclimate, Population Dynamics, Sea Surface Temperature
Organization: Australian National University