AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Quantifying the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon with increasing depth in core GC12, located in the Capricorn Channel

A gravity core (GC12) was collected from a depth of 990.5 mbsl within the Capricorn Channel, southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). The data from stable isotopes of Globigerinoides ruber were analysed to allow a preliminary understanding of the hemipelagic sedimentary environment over the last glacial / interglacial cycle. The results suggest that the core reaches the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) at ~170cm depth and MIS 4 at ~450cm corresponding to heavier 18-O values and other measured parameters.

Tags: 51200000, Biosphere | Microbiota | Foraminifers, Foraminifera, Foraminiferans, Foraminiferida, Paleoclimate | Ocean/lake Records | Isotopes, amount_of_carbon-13_isotope_g._ruber, amount_of_oxygen-18_isotope_g._ruber, core_depth
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
The hydrodynamic regime at John Brewer Reef, Great Barrier Reef: Mooring CM8: Current Meter

An Aanderaa RCM current meter was attached to mooring CM8, which was deployed in 46m of water. Deployment Details:Date Deployed: 4/4/1987Date Recovered: 5/9/1987Instrument Deployed:RCM #4327; Depth: 23m
 The aim of this project was to collect field data to calibrate a numerical model for the combined tidal and wind-forced circulation at John Brewer Reef, and to apply those circulation patterns to calculate the trajectories, residence times and likelihood of outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish on areas of the reef.
 The transect CM3, CM8 and CM9 was laid to investigate the interaction between John Brewer Reef and Lodestone Reef. These reefs are only 7km apart and by studying both reefs at the same time it was possible to consider inter-reefal recruitment of crown-of-thorns starfish as well as self-seeding. The current meter attached to mooring CM9 (deployed 3/4/87) was not recovered.The locations for moorings CM6, CM7, CM8 and CM12 were chosen on the basis of results from a complementary project, where numerical models of hydrodynamics and dispersion were used to simulate the wind, tidal, long-period current and wave circulation around GBR reefs, for examination of dispersal of larvae of the crown-of-thorns starfish.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Physiological Characteristics of the Seagrass Posidonia sinuosa along a Depth-Related Gradient of Light Availability

Rapid light curve-derived parameters, light harvesting pigments, photoprotective pigments as well as nutrient and carbohydrate concentrations were measured for Posidonia sinuosa along a depth-related gradient of light availability (1.6 - 9.0 m depth) in Cockburn and Warnbro Sound in the winter of 2002 and summer of 2003.

Tags: 63 617003, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Photosynthesis, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Plants, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Pigments, Oceans | Water Quality | Light Transmission, Posidonia sinuosa
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Rainbow Beach

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

Tags: Oceans | Coastal Processes | Beaches, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Erosion, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Intertidal Zone, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Longshore Currents, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shoreline Displacement, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shorelines, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Tidal Height, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Frequency, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Height
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Recovery of the encrusting bryozoan, Parasmittina delicatula, from damage at Queenscliff, Victoria.

Parasmittina delicatula colonies were located on the Queenscliff pier in early 1999 and assigned to a small size class (10-15mm) or large size class (30mm or more). Each colony was 'damaged' by scraping colony parts according to assigned treatment. The treatments were large control (&gt;30mm diameter), large fragment with edge intact, large fragment with edge removed, central fragment and small control (see attached resource for more details). Colonies were photographed in situ with an underwater camera using slide film at intervals of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 months. A total of 47 established colonies were photographed over the 8 month period. In the laboratory, the slides were projected onto graph paper, and the outlines of the colonies traced. The images were then scanned and colony survival, mortality, size, growth and fragmentation were recorded using SigmaScan 2.0.

Tags: 20 431028, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Competition, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Life History, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Survival, Biosphere | Zoology | Invertebrates, Human Dimensions | Infrastructure | Buildings, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Parasmittina delicatula, Port Phillip Bay, Queenscliff Pier
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Measuring the effect of cooking on carapace length on Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii)

To test if the carapace length of lobsters changes during cooking, 21 legal-sized southern rock lobsters were collected in pots from Alum Cliffs, south-eastern Tasmania, Australia in October 1999 (42.95±S 147.35±E). The sample consisted of 7 female and 14 male lobsters ranging in carapace length from 106 mm  to 153 mm (mean 120 mm). Each animal was abdominally tagged using individually marked t-bar tags (Hallprint T-bar anchor tag, TBA1; Hallprint Pty Ltd, 27 Jacobsen Crescent, Holden Hill, SA 5088, Australia). The carapace length of all lobsters were measured five times to the nearest 0.1 mm in a random manner, before and after processing. This repeated measurement of all specimens in random order was intended to evaluate measurement error. Processing was typical of that used commercially and involved killing the lobsters in fresh water before cooking in pre-boiling salted water for 12 minutes.

Tags: 28 820001, Carapace Length, Carapace length, Jasus edwardsii, Southern rock lobster, TASMANIA
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Cabarita Beach

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

Tags: Oceans | Coastal Processes | Beaches, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Erosion, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Intertidal Zone, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Longshore Currents, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shoreline Displacement, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shorelines, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Tidal Height, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Frequency, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Height
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Wind statistics at Governor Head Meteorological Station, Jervis Bay in January 1991

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 January 1991. 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 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, time, wind_from_direction, wind_speed
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Feeding rates and carbon and nitrogen partitioning in Crown-of-Thorns seastar larvae (Acanthaster cf. solaris) during development

The aims of this study was to investigate the effects of food concentrations on the Filtration rate and Ingestion rate of Crown of Thorns larvae during different development stages. The study includes carbon and nitrogen data of larvae and their food to calculate carbon and nitrogen specific feeding rates and to investigate biochemical developmental changes in larvae. The two food concentrations were 1000 cells mL-1 and 3000 cells mL-1 of green algae, Dunaliella sp.
This dataset consists of a data file from feeding experiments conducted during the 2019 and 2020 spawning season (Oct-Dec), including parameters: 
Filtration rate (volume of water cleared of particles per larva per unit of time)

Ingestion rate (the number of phytoplankton cells ingested per larva per unit of time)

Carbon per larvae

Nitrogen per larvae

Chlorophyll ugL


Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
OSU Buoy Group: Drake Passage current 1978-79

Data from moorings that were in place for at least 6 months in deep water and include meteorological data, pressure records and temperature records gathered by the Oregon State University (OSU) Buoy Group over a span of more than 35 years. In addition, included are a number of electronic (i.e., browser-formatted) data reports.
This dataset relates to current meter records from the 4th year phase of the 5 year OSU/TAMU experiment.
Other links available on this site will take you to the collection of data reports, an historical retrospective of the Buoy Group and instructions on how to download the data for the following:

Atlantic Ocean data
Pacific Ocean data
Indian Ocean data
Southern Ocean data 
Electronic data reports
History of the Group
How to use this disk


Tags: Buoy world ocean, Deep water mooring, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Pressure | Sea Level Pressure, Oceans | Ocean Pressure | Water Pressure, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, PACIFIC OCEAN, beam_attenuation_coefficient, direction_of_sea_water_velocity, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_speed, sea_water_temperature, sea_water_u_velocity, sea_water_v_velocity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - ANMN National Reference Station (NRS) Ningaloo Mooring (NRSNIN)

The NRS Ningaloo Mooring (IMOS platform code: NRSNIN) is one of a series of 9 national reference stations designed to monitor oceanographic phenomena in Australian coastal ocean waters. The mooring is deployed at Latitude: -21.8668, Longitude: 113.947.
 The Ningaloo WA-IMOS national reference station will extend the number of long term time series observations in Australian coastal waters in terms of variables recorded both in their temporal distribution and geographical extent. It will also provide for biological, physical and chemical sampling and for 'ground truth' of remotely sensed observations.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Fractional cover - MODIS, CSIRO Land and Water algorithm, global coverage

Vegetation fractional cover represents the exposed proportion of Photosynthetic Vegetation (PV), Non-Photosynthetic Vegetation (NPV) and Bare Soil (BS) within each pixel. In forested canopies the photosynthetic or non-photosynthetic portions of trees may obscure those of the grass layer and/or bare soil. The MODIS Fractional Cover product is derived from the MODIS Nadir BRDF-Adjusted Reflectance (NBAR) product (MCD43A4, collection 5). A suite of derivative products are also produced including monthly fractional cover, total vegetation cover (PV+NPV), and anomaly of total cover against the time series. Ground cover, as total cover minus an estimate of tree cover, is available as a separate product. MODIS fractional cover has been validated for Australia. A global product is also produced with the same algorithm using the global NBAR product MCD43C1 (collection 5, 0.05 degrees spatial resolution).

Tags: 0406 - Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience, Earth Sciences, coastal modelling, marine, model hydrodynamic, scallops
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Sea Turtles and the Environmental Management of Industrial Activities in North West W.A. - Hatchling orientation

The effects of three of the most common light types identified in Chapter 5 of the thesis were individually tested under controlled conditions to see if light in a field situation would cause misorientation of hatchlings from 1998 to 2005.  The intensity at which each light type might reduce the ability for hatchlings to find the ocean was also tested.

Tags: 39 020002, 39 020003, 39 020005, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Post-breeding, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Survival, Chelonia mydas, Eretmochelys imbricata, Natator depressus, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Reptiles, Radiance Or Imagery | Visible Wavelengths | Visible Radiance
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - National Mooring Network - Queensland and Northern Australia, Pilbara 50m (PIL050) Mooring Platform

The Pilbara 50m mooring (IMOS platform code PIL050) is part of the Pilbara array. It was initially deployed on the 21/02/2012 at (20.13 S, 116.67 E). The site depth is 54.1m. This mooring array was discontinued, and this mooring removed in August 2014.
Mooring Designs replicate where possible similar instrumentation to the Shelf ITF moorings. Observations of currents, temperature and salinity are collected throughout the array with the coastal mooring also observing optical water quality parameters of fluorescence and turbidity. 
The Pilbara array, in combination with the Kimberly array and the ITF Array will help determine the influence of the Indonesian Throughflow on the currents along the Northwest shelf  and as well as processed driving cross shelf exchange. 
The Pilbara line will help document the variability  in the the northward flowing Ningaloo Current, characterised by cooler waters. In addition, the Pilbara coast is characterised by high evaporation, leading to a cross shelf density gradient.  The cross shelf arrays will allow variability in the  gradient of density and the resultant gravitational currents to be determined.

Tags: Buoys | Moored Buoys, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Current Meters/Profilers | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Fluorometers, IMOS Platform l PIL050 l Pilbara 50m Mooring, Marine Features (Australia) | Indonesian Throughflow, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, fluorescence_in_sea_water, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_speed, sea_water_temperature, turbidity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Shell cross sections of the bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis collected from Little Swanport, Tasmania

Petrological and some geochemical analysis methods require the sample to be made into a thin or thick section. This record provides a series of shell cross-sectional images and also outlines the process involved in thin/thick section preparation. 
This is part of a project that assesses the viability of interpretating environmental records (such as temperature, salinity and heavy metal pollution) from shell geochemistry through trace element and isotopic analysis.

Tags: 23 220001, Biosphere | Zoology | Mollusks, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Trace Elements, Paleoclimate | Ocean/lake Records | Isotopes
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Darwin Mooring (NRSDAR) Automated Marine Weather And Oceanographic Station

The NRS Darwin mooring (IMOS platform code: NRSDAR), is one of 9 IMOS - ANMN National Reference Station (NRS) designed to monitor oceanographic phenomena in Australian coastal ocean waters. The NRSDAR buoy is deployed at Latitude: -12.3382, Longitude: 130.6952.
The IMOS national reference stations will extend the number of long term time series observations in Australian coastal waters in terms of variables recorded both in their temporal distribution and geographical extent. It will also provide for biological, physical and chemical sampling and for &#39;ground truth&#39; of remotely sensed observations.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC)

The Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) is the NASA data center responsible for archiving and distributing data relevant to the physical state of the ocean. Most of the data products available at PO.DAAC were obtained from Earth observing satellites and are primarily intended for use in scientific research. You can view data on global ocean topography and gravity, sea surface temperature, ocean winds, ocean circulation and ocean currents via the links below.

Tags: Oceans | Bathymetry | Seafloor Topography, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Wind-driven Circulation, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Wind Shear, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Wind Stress
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastal Lake Assessment and Management Tool (CLAM): Smiths Lake, Great Lakes Council

The Coastal Lake Assessment and Management (CLAM) tool allows stakeholders to assess the social, economic and environmental trade-offs associated with development, remediation and use options for coastal lakes and estuaries. Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) developed CLAM in 2004 when contracted by the NSW State Government to provide sustainability assessments of 8 coastal lakes. Several projects have since been established directly with local government and NRM groups.
To date, 27 CLAMs have been developed in New South Wales, where they generally fit within estuary management or catchment management plans. To develop these CLAMs and build local capacity to maintain them, ANU-Enterprise Pty Ltd - the commercial company of ANU developed an Accreditation Scheme whereby local consultants are trained in the CLAM approach.

Tags: Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Aquaculture, Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Fisheries, Agriculture | Agricultural Plant Science | Reclamation/revegetation/restoration, Agriculture | Forest Science | Forest Fire Science, Agriculture | Forest Science | Reforestation, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Coastal Habitat, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Estuarine Habitat, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Lakes, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Rivers/stream Habitat, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Saline Lakes, Biosphere | Terrestrial Ecosystems | Agricultural Lands, Biosphere | Terrestrial Ecosystems | Wetlands, Biosphere | Wetlands | Estuarine Wetlands, Biosphere | Wetlands | Riparian Wetlands, Human Dimensions | Economic Resources | Agricultural Economics, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Eutrophication, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Reclamation/revegetation/restoration, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Sewage, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Urbanization, Human Dimensions | Environmental Impacts | Water Management, Human Dimensions | Land Use/land Cover | Land Management, Hydrosphere | Surface Water | Lakes, Hydrosphere | Surface Water | Rivers/streams, Hydrosphere | Water Quality | Nutrients, Land Surface | Erosion/sedimentation | Suspended Solids, Land Surface | Landscape | Landscape Management, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Estuaries, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Lagoons, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Mangroves, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Sea Level Rise, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Shorelines, Smiths Lake
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Lady Elliot Island Wind, Swell and Sea State Database

The energy field prevalent at One Tree Reef is wind generated and dominated by east and south-east vectors. More recently a 49 year data base has become available from a weather station at Lady Elliot Island to the south east of One Tree Reef. This defines an excellent statement of conditions at One Tree, although the winds may be marginally stronger at One Tree due to the slightly longer fetch. The data base defines wind strength and direction, sea state and swell four times a day.

Tags: Atmosphere | Atmospheric Winds | Surface Winds, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Swells, Oceans | Ocean Waves | Wave Height
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Temperate Australian quantitative spatial and temporal abundance data for rocky reef biota (biodiversity): Althorpe Islands and Yorke Peninsula

The data is quantitative abundance of fish and megafaunal invertebrates and algal % cover derived from transect based counts at a wide range of locations across Temperate Australia. The methods are described in detail in Edgar and Barrett (1997). Primarily the data are derived from transects at 5 m depth and/or 10 m depth at each site surveyed. Methods were initially developed for research on temporal changes following protection in Tasmanian MPAs (Maria Is, Tinderbox, Ninepin Point, Governor Island). The data represented by this record was collected in MPA studies and surveys interstate, and was collected from Althorpe Islands and Yorke Peninsula.(SA). In many cases the dataset involved temporal replication (year scale).

Tags: Abundance - fish, Abundance - invertebrates, Carapace length - rock lobster, Fish size class, Percentage cover algal species, Shell length - abalone
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network