AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Water current readings at the 'Red' mooring in the South Central area of Jervis Bay: (Winter) Deployment 2 (12/09/90 to 30/10/90)

A current meter mooring was deployed in the south central section of Jervis Bay between 12/09/90 and 30/10/90. This 'Red' mooring (35.0895 S, 150.735 E) held three S4 Interocean current meters at various depths (18.5m, 10.5m and 6.5m). 

Each of these current meters provided two datasets. In the first, the meter integrates the signals over 2 minutes every 10 minutes, providing 10 min sample readings. The second decimated the samples using a running mean to provide hourly intervals.  

The data provided in all these datasets includes the eastern and northern tidal components, speed, direction and temperature. The datasets providing the 10 minute sample values also give depth and salinity readings.

**Unfortunately one dataset is missing from this collection. The decimated hourly intervals for the meter at 10.5m have not been located and can therefore not be provided through this record**

This is one of four child records that relate to the parent, 84d67460-2ae4-11dd-a735-00188b4c0af8. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of all metadata records relating to this project is available to download through this record. Also available is a pdf of a published working paper documenting this experiment and the results.

Tags: Ocean Circulation, Ocean Currents, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Salinity, Tidal Currents, Tides, Water Temperature
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
Water current readings at the 'Red' mooring in the South Central area of Jervis Bay: (Winter) Deployment 1 (10/07/90 to 30/08/90)

A current meter mooring was deployed in the south central section of Jervis Bay between 10/07/90 and 30/08/90. This 'Red' mooring (35.0872 S, 150.7333 E) held three S4 Interocean current meters at various depths (18.5m, 10.5m and 6.5m). 

Each of these current meters provided two datasets. In the first, the meter integrates the signals over 2 minutes every 10 minutes, providing 10 min sample readings. The second decimated the samples using a running mean to provide hourly intervals.  

The data provided in all these datasets includes the eastern and northern tidal components, speed, direction and temperature. The datasets providing the 10 minute sample values also give depth and salinity readings.

**Unfortunately two datasets are missing from this collection: The decimated hourly intervals for the meter at 6.5m have not been located, as neither have the 10min sample readings for the meter at 10.5m**

This is one of four child records that relate to the parent, 84d67460-2ae4-11dd-a735-00188b4c0af8. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of all metadata records relating to this project is available to download through this record. Also available is a pdf of a published working paper documenting this experiment and the results.

Tags: Ocean Circulation, Ocean Currents, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Tidal Currents, Tides, Water Temperature
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
Water current readings at the 'Red' mooring in the South Central area of Jervis Bay: (Summer) Deployment 1 (06/12/88 to 11/01/89)

A current meter mooring was deployed in the south central section of Jervis Bay between 6/12/88 and 11/01/89. This 'Red' mooring (35.0883 S, 150.7333 E) held four S4 Interocean current meters at various depths (18.5m, 14.5m, 10.5m and 6.5m). 

Each of these current meters provided two datasets. In the first, the meter integrates the signals over 2 minutes every 10 minutes, providing 10 min sample readings. The second decimated the samples using a running mean to provide hourly intervals.  

The data provided in all these datasets includes the eastern and northern tidal components, speed, direction and temperature. The datasets providing the 10 minute sample values also give depth and salinity readings.   

The final dataset provides the depth averaged current component data in 10 minute samples at this site. Eastern and northern current components are provided.

This is one of four child records that relate to the parent, 06bf0e30-2ae3-11dd-a735-00188b4c0af8. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of all metadata records relating to this project is available to download through this record. Also available is a pdf of a published working paper documenting this experiment and the results.

Tags: Ocean Circulation, Ocean Currents, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Salinity, Tidal Currents, Tides, Water Temperature
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
Water current readings at the 'Green' mooring in the North West of Jervis Bay: 06/12/88 - 11/01/89

A current meter mooring was deployed in the NW section of Jervis Bay (35.03S, 150.7E) between 6/12/88 and 11/1/89. This mooring held two water current metres: an S4 Interocean current meter at a depth of 5.5m, and an Aanderaa (RCM7) meter at a depth of 9.5m. 

Each of these current meters provided two datasets. In the first, the meter integrates the signals over 2 minutes every 10 minutes, providing 10 min sample readings. The second decimated the samples using a running mean to provide hourly intervals. 

The data provided in the datasets includes the eastern and northern tidal components, speed, direction and temperature. The datasets providing the 10 minute sample values also give depth and salinity readings. 

The Aanderaa meter at 9.5m should have provided eastern and northern tidal components over the duration of the sampling period, however the compass jammed and did not work at all. Water speed was recorded but gives no indication of the direction of water movement.

**Unfortunately one dataset is missing from this collection: The decimated hourly intervals for the meter at 9.5m have not been located, and are therefore not provided in this record**

This is one of four child records that relate to the parent, 06bf0e30-2ae3-11dd-a735-00188b4c0af8. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of all metadata records relating to this project is available to download through this record. Also available is a pdf of a published working paper documenting this experiment and the results.

Tags: Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Salinity, Tidal Currents, Tides, Water Temperature
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
Water current readings at the 'Blue' mooring in the North East area of Jervis Bay: 6/12/88 - 11/1/89

A current meter mooring was deployed in the NE section of Jervis Bay between 6/12/88 and 11/1/89. This 'Blue' mooring (35.035 S, 150.753 E) held one S4 Interocean current meter at a depth of 5.5 metres below sea-level, and one Aanderaa RCM4S current meter at 11.5 mbsl. 

Each of these current meters provided two datasets. In the first, the meter integrates the signals over 1 minutes every 10 minutes, providing 10 min sample readings. The second decimated the samples using a running mean to provide hourly intervals.

The data provided in all these datasets includes the eastern and northern tidal components, speed, direction and temperature. The datasets providing the 10 minute sample values also give depth and salinity readings.

**Unfortunately one dataset is missing from this collection: the file containing the 10min sample readings for the meter at 5.5m has not been located**

This is one of four child records that relate to the parent, 06bf0e30-2ae3-11dd-a735-00188b4c0af8. A pdf outlining the structure and hierarchy of all metadata records relating to this project is available to download through this record. Also available is a pdf of a published working paper documenting this experiment and the results.

Tags: Ocean Circulation, Ocean Currents, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Salinity, Tidal Currents, Tides, Water Temperature
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)
WA Student Achievement Data

These statistics are the basis for publication by The West Australian and The Sunday Times. While the media take the view that these statistics display the comparative merits of each school, it should be noted that researchers into school effectiveness agree that schools account for only about nine per cent of the variance between students. Students' personal backgrounds account for most of the variance in academic performance.

Tags: curriculum council, school comparison statistics, scsa, student achievement data, wace, year 12 wace examinations
Organization: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (Western Australia)
Waste Collection Points

 A geo-spatial layer depicting the approximate location of waste collection points as of November 2015

Please note that as part of the attribution of this data under the CC BY licence terms with which it is supplied, users should include the following statement: 'The information is provided to assist in field investigations. All locations, dimensions and depths shown are to be confirmed on site'.

The City of Gold Coast is not a professional information provider and makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose of the Data provided here. This Data is not provided with the intent that any person will rely on it for the purpose of making decisions with financial or legal implications. Persons who place such reliance on the Data do so at their own risk.


Tags: City of Gold Coast, CoGC, Environment, Gold Coast, Services, Waste
Organization: City of Gold Coast
WA public sector workforce profiles from 2013 on

This dataset profiles the WA public sector workforce as at 30 June each year, including information about age, diversity, salary, location, occupation and employment status. 

The data is collected as part of the Human Resource Minimum Obligatory Information Requirement (HRMOIR) process which was developed in 1993 to ensure access to information for the strategic management of the public sector workforce. On a quarterly basis, the Commission collects and reports HRMOIR 
workforce data from public sector bodies through the Workforce Analysis and Collection Application (WACA). 

The HRMOIR process aims to provide high quality data for entity and sector-wide workforce analysis, planning and reporting and helps to ensure that a consistent methodology is applied across public sector bodies.

Data is reported by the Commission on an 'as received' basis from public sector bodies.

Tags: ANZSCO, WA public sector, age, diversity, gender, government, occupations, salary, work location, workforce
Organization: Public Sector Commission (Western Australia)
WAMSI Pilbara aerial photo data - 25th September 2008

On the 25th of September 2008 a Canon EOS 1Ds took 967 photos from a plane flown by Jorg Hacker - (Airborne Research Australia).  These were taken near Karratha (Regnard Bay) and geo-located (centre-points only) using OziExplorer and OziPhotoTools software.

Detailed flight lines and information are included in the .kmz files attached.

Tags: Aerial Cameras, Cameras
Organization: Airborne Research Australia (ARA)
WAMSI Node 6.2 - The Impact of tides and internal waves on offshore engineering - field measurement program - 70 km NW of North Rankin platform

The IWAG (Internal Wave Boundary layer Generation) instrument was deployed from October 23, 2008 to November 11th, 2008, on the NWS offshore from North Rankin A (NRA) in 420 metres of water.  

The field experiment involved the deployment of 29 moored Seabird temperature sensors (SBE39), 1 Seabird conductivity-temperature-pressure sensor (SBE37-CTD), as well as 5 Nortek Acoustic Doppler Velocity meters (ADV) to observe differences in BBL properties during the 14 day spring-neap tidal cycle. 

The 5 ADV’s measure velocities at a point in space in all three spatial directions and pressure at frequencies up to 64Hz. The ADVs were each synchronized with a co-located temperature sensor, permitting the calculation of turbulent heat fluxes in addition to a multitude of other turbulent properties.

Vertical extent was between 390 metres and 420 metres below Mean Sea Level.

Tags: Conductivity, Hydrodynamic Modelling, Ocean Circulation, Ocean Currents, Ocean Temperature, Oceans, Physical Oceanography, Water Quality, Water Temperature
Organization: School of Environmental Systems Engineering, The University of Western Australia (UWA)
WAMSI Node 4.5.2 - Modelling Recreational Fishing Behaviour

A model of recreational fisher behaviour for the West Coast Demersal fishery was developed in which fishers optimize fishing time per trip and the number of trips per year conditional on fishing opportunities, constraints on fishing and the opportunity cost of their time.  To develop this model surveys were conducted and past surveys analysed. Specifically;

- a statistical analysis of a baseline data base which is prior to recent stock and rules changes in the fishery (2003 survey). 

- a statistical analysis of a telephone survey of recreational fishers carried out in the 2009/10 fishing season. The survey was carried out in April/May 2010 by West Coast Field Services in a stratified random sample from the new recreational fishing licence database; and

- a final survey and statistical analysis using a telephone survey of recreational fishers in the 2010/11 fishing season. Survey was from January/February/March 2011 by West Coast Field Services.

Tags: Fish, Human Dimensions, Marine Biology, Oceans, Social Behavior
Organization: The University of Western Australia (UWA)
WAMSI Node 4.2.2a - Establishment of indicators for ecosystem based fisheries management - Fish assemblages

There were four key objectives for WAMSI Node 4.2.2a: 
(1) determination of indicator regions; 
(2) development of monitoring strategies; 
(3) Implement a long term monitoring program (LTMP); and 
(4) provision of an assessment of expanding the LTMP to other areas.

Indicator regions were confirmed as the Abrolhos Islands, Two Rocks, Rottnest Island, and the Cape Naturaliste region. A synthesis of historical data sets for primary producers, sessile and mobile invertebrates and finfish were collected from the indicators region and an extensive review of potential indicators for finfish was also conducted  

The LTMP was implemented in April, May and June 2010. Sampling was conducted using baited remote underwater stereo-video to record the diversity, abundance and size-structure of the demersal fish assemblage. 

Raw video along with the processed data of MaxN and length of fish species were the data outcomes.

Within each location, sampling was targeted to habitats where previous studies have found to be representative of both fished and non-target species of the demersal fish assemblage.

Tags: Marine Biology, Marine Habitat, Oceans, Radiance Or Imagery, Visible Imagery, Visible Wavelengths
Organization: Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University
WAMSI Node 4.2.2a - Establishment of indicators for ecosystem based fisheries management - Benthic assemblages

There were four key objectives for WAMSI Node 4.2.2a: 
(1) determination of indicator regions; 
(2) development of monitoring strategies; 
(3) Implement a long term monitoring program (LTMP); and 
(4) provision of an assessment of expanding the LTMP to other areas.

Indicator regions were confirmed as the Abrolhos Islands, Rottnest Island, and the Cape Naturaliste region.  A synthesis of historical data sets for primary producers, sessile and mobile invertebrates and finfish were collected from the indicators region and an extensive review of potential indicators for finfish was also conducted (available for download from this metadata record).  

A program to monitor the health and biodiversity of subtidal reefs was established in April 2010 and April 2011. An Automated Underwater Vehicle (AUV) was deployed at the Abrolhos Islands, Jurien Bay and Rottnest Island to capture valuable information on the cover and abundance of benthic invertebrates and macroalgae. Replicate grids (25 x 25 m area of seabed) were surveyed.  Exact co-ordinates are given below.

Tags: Marine Biology, Marine Habitat, Oceans, Radiance Or Imagery, Visible Imagery, Visible Wavelengths
Organization: School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
AIMS Weather Station Data - Cape Bowling Green Platform Historical Air Temperature -  From 09 Jul 1983 To 04 Oct 1985

This data set was collected by weather sensors deployed on the AIMS Weather Station site Cape Bowling Green.

Instrumentation was deployed for measuring Air Temperature from 09 Jul 1983 through to 04 Oct 1985, and the installation was located at/on Cape Bowling Green Platform Historical Latitude:-19.305 - Longitude:147.393.

Tags: Atmospheric Sciences, EARTH SCIENCES, Meteorology
Organization: Australian Institute of Marine Science
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: Aquatic Habitat, Biosphere, Coastal Processes, Conductivity, Dissolved Gases, Ecological Dynamics, Estuaries, Estuarine Habitat, Fish, Hydrosphere, Marine Biology, Oceans, Oxygen, Population Dynamics, Water Quality, Water Temperature
Organization: School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology (BSB), Murdoch University
WAMSI Node 4.2.1a - Bioregional level assessments based on fishery dependent and/or fishery independent data - Peel-Harvey Estuary

The Peel-Harvey Estuary was divided into five regions; the Entrance Channel, Eastern Peel Inlet, Western Peel Inlet, Northern Harvey Estuary and Southern Harvey Estuary.  Within each region four sites were sampled seasonally 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.

Data is still being collected / processed and will be released at the end of WAMSI program.

Tags: Aquatic Habitat, Biosphere, Coastal Processes, Conductivity, Dissolved Gases, Ecological Dynamics, Estuaries, Estuarine Habitat, Fish, Hydrosphere, Marine Biology, Oceans, Oxygen, Population Dynamics, Water Quality, Water Temperature
Organization: Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research (CFFR), Murdoch University
WAMSI Node 3.4.2 - Characterisation of Geomorphology and Sedimentology of Ningaloo Reef

The overall aim of this project was to determine the geomorphological and sedimentary characteristics (biological and physical) of the Ningaloo Reef and shelf, and to identify evolutionary characteristics relevant to the maintenance of marine biodiversity. This included characterising reef growth history, coastal and seabed geomorphology, surficial sediment facies and their influence on the distribution of benthic habitats. This research presents an interdisciplinary study that provides an important baseline for future habitat mapping, biodiversity assessments, spatial planning, and fisheries management. The characterisation and mapping of benthic habitats based on physical parameters is central for the ongoing monitoring, management and conservation of the NMP’s inshore and offshore resources, particularly during a time of increasing anthropogenic and environmental pressures.

Tags: Bathymetry, Coastal Processes, Coral Reefs, Geomorphology, Land Surface, Marine Sediments, Oceans, Seafloor Topography, Sediment Grain Size
Organization: Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University
WAMSI Node 3.2.2c - Spatial variation in algal-herbivore interactions on the Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

This study was nested in sub-project 3.2.2 “Ecosystem impacts of human usage and the effectiveness of zoning for the biodiversity conservation” in Node 3.2. The focus of this study was on trophic effects in the NMP. Due to the importance of herbivores in coral-reef systems, this study focused on characterising and quantifying the process of herbivory in the NMP with a particular emphasis on the removal of adult macroalgae.

We used a range of approaches to gain an understanding of spatial and species-related patterns in herbivory in five distinct studies. Using underwater video cameras and Sargassum myriocystum assays, 23 different fish species were observed consuming macroalgae, but seven species (Naso unicornis, Kyphosus sp., K. vaigiensis, Siganus doliatus, Scarus ghobban, S. schlegeli and initial-phase Scarus sp.) together accounted for 95% of the observed bites across five regions. Of these species, three were identified as the most important in consuming macroalgae: N. unicornis, Kyphosus sp. and K. vaigiensis. These results were supported by stable isotope analyses that incorporate nutrients from food sources over far longer periods than those examined using the assay approach.

The attached final report provides details on the 5 studies conducted related to herbivory:

1.     Spatial patterns in herbivory on a coral reef are influenced by structural complexity but not by algal traits.
2.     Herbivore diversity on coral reefs: a transcontinental comparison. 
3.	Variation in macroalgal herbivory by fishes across a western-continental coral-reef system. 
4.	Variability in the food sources of herbivorous invertebrates and fishes in a coral-reef system: a stable isotope approach. 
5.	The role of herbivory on the spatial distribution of recruiting and established algal communities in coral versus algal dominated habitats.

Tags: Aquatic Habitat, Benthic Habitat, Biosphere, Ecological Dynamics, Herbivory, Marine Biology, Marine Invertebrates, Oceans, Primary Production
Organization: School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), The University of New South Wales (UNSW)
WAMSI Node 3.1.6 - Physical oceanography of the Ningaloo Marine Park

From April to May 2006, the AIMS Research Vessel Cape Ferguson, measured key hydrodynamic variables at 25 sites spanning the lagoonal waters to the front reef slopes of Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Currents, waves, temperature and water level were measured using different observational arrays including wave gauges, single point current meters, current profilers and bottom mounted temperature loggers.

Organization: AIMS
WAMSI Node 3.1.1b and 3.2.2 - Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: finescale coral reef fish surveys Ningaloo Reef

From 2006 to 2007 at northern Ningaloo Reef, stereo Baited Remote Underwater Video (stereo-BRUVs) and stereo Diver Operated Video (stereo-DOVs) were used to measure fish assemblages across shallow coral reef lagoon habitats. Four areas were identified including Osprey and Mandu Sanctuary, and Osprey and Mandu Reference Areas which were studied with stereo-BRUV and stereo DOV transects, during two successive summer and winter periods. Each time, six stereo BRUVs and 5 stereo-DOV transects were collected from within 6 coral reef lagoon habitats at 2 well established sanctuary zones and adjacent areas.  The video footage was used to create the raw abundance and length data of different fish species.

Tags: Biosphere, Coastal Processes, Community Structure, Coral Reefs, Ecological Dynamics, Fish, Marine Biology, Oceans
Organization: School of Plant Biology (SPB), The University of Western Australia (UWA)