Oceanic conditions at Ningaloo Reef - analysis of downscaling ocean climate into the Ningaloo Reef Tract, Western Australia (WAMSI Node 2 Project 3)

The project will apply validated regional hydrodynamic models and collect oceanographic data relevant to a number of ongoing research projects being undertaken within the Ningaloo Marine Park.WAMSI Project 2.3 is developing and interpreting regional and coastal scale models to downscale global model results of future ocean climate change scenarios to the Ningaloo Reef Tract. Broad-scale observations of ocean current and temperature from moored Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) and temperature loggers will be used to better describe the general circulation characteristics of the region and provide a validation data set for a suite of numerical models implemented in this region as part of WAMSI Project 2.3. These data will also aid in the interpretation of global modelling results of this region that indicate significant late winter/spring eddy driven upwelling.Broad scale hydrographic stations from shipboard and glider-borne water column profiling will map 3-dimensional regional distributions of ocean temperature, salinity and chlorophyll, and provide knowledge on cross shelf exchange processes.Deployments near-shore of ADCPs, temperature loggers and surface drifters will describe the fine- scale near- reef circulation processes including lagoonal flushing rates and recirculation. These data will be used as validation for numerical models developed as part of WAMSI projects 2.3 and 3.5.
 To apply validated regional hydrodynamic models to the Ningaloo region to understand and predict large scale variation and change of ocean-climate, it's impact with the continental shelf and to inform decision making in WA agencies that have to address vulnerability to climate variation and change: This project will address these objectives by providing:1. Development and interpretation of products to downscale global models of future climate change scenarios to the Ningaloo Reef Tract.2. Validation of the performance of the downscaling model at each nested level against in-situ and remotely sensed data.3. Assessment of impacts of projected climate change upon the Ningaloo Reef Tract using the downscaling model, with a focus on sea temperatures in the coastal zone
 Field Trips 004312 - 004544 Dates 11/04/2007 - 20/01/2008Site Position Description Station Instrument In Out Filename DepthNWC07_T100A 21° 50.967' S, 113° 54.342' E Mooring CURRENT RDIADCP-3767 12/04/2007 19/01/2008 TAN10000.000 10m from bottomNWC07_T100A 21° 50.967' S, 113° 54.342' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-017 N/A 0m from bottomNWC07_T100A 21° 50.967' S, 113° 54.342' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39-1060 12/04/2007 19/01/2008 10600108.ASC 67m from bottomNWC07_T100A 21° 50.967' S, 113° 54.342' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-1518 12/04/2007 19/01/2008 15180108.ASC 87m from bottomNWC07_T100A 21° 50.967' S, 113° 54.342' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-3069 12/04/2007 19/01/2008 30690108.ASC 97m from bottomNWC07_T100A 21° 50.967' S, 113° 54.342' E Mooring TEMP04 SBE39-0929 12/04/2007 19/01/2008 09290108.ASC 102m from bottomNWC07_T50A 21° 52.015' S, 113° 56.814' E Mooring CURRENT NORADCPAQP-1360 12/04/2007 19/01/2008 TANT1101 9m from bottomNWC07_T50A 21° 52.015' S, 113° 56.814' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-195 N/A m NWC07_T50A 21° 52.015' S, 113° 56.814' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39-1057 12/04/2007 19/01/2008 10570108.ASC 30m from bottomNWC07_T50A 21° 52.015' S, 113° 56.814' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-1056 12/04/2007 19/01/2008 10560108.ASC 40m from bottomNWC07_T50A 21° 52.015' S, 113° 56.814' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-1053 12/04/2007 19/01/2008 10530108.ASC 45m from bottomNWC07_T50A 21° 52.015' S, 113° 56.814' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-1058 12/04/2007 47m from bottomField Trips 004544 - 004691 Dates 19/01/2008 - 12/08/2008Site Position Description Station Instrument In Out Filename DepthNWC08_T100A 21° 50.957' S, 113° 54.43' E Mooring CURRENTS RDIADCP-3767 20/01/2008 No Data 10m from bottomNWC08_T100A 21° 50.957' S, 113° 54.43' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-195 20/01/2008 m NWC08_T100A 21° 50.957' S, 113° 54.43' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39-0929 20/01/2008 No Data 102m from bottomNWC08_T100A 21° 50.957' S, 113° 54.43' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-3069 20/01/2008 No Data 97m from bottomNWC08_T100A 21° 50.957' S, 113° 54.43' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-1518 20/01/2008 No Data 87m from bottomNWC08_T100A 21° 50.957' S, 113° 54.43' E Mooring TEMP04 SBE39-1060 20/01/2008 No Data 77m from bottomNWC08_T50A 21° 52.012' S, 113° 56.819' E Mooring CURRENTS NORADCPAQP-1360 20/01/2008 09/08/2008 tant1201 9m from bottomNWC08_T50A 21° 52.012' S, 113° 56.819' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39-1053 20/01/2008 09/08/2008 10530808.asc 9m from surfaceNWC08_T50A 21° 52.012' S, 113° 56.819' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-1056 20/01/2008 09/08/2008 10560808.asc 14m from surfaceField Trips 004691 - 004743 Dates 06/08/2008 - 09/01/2009Site Position Description Station Instrument In Out Filename DepthNWC08_T50B 21° 52.018' S, 113° 56.821' E Mooring CURRENTS NORADCPAQP-1360 11/08/2008 tant1301.adp 9m from bottomNWC08_T50B 21° 52.018' S, 113° 56.821' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39-1053 11/08/2008 10531208.asc 9m from surfaceNWC08_T50B 21° 52.018' S, 113° 56.821' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-1056 11/08/2008 10561208.asc 14m from surfaceNWC08_T50B 21° 52.018' S, 113° 56.821' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-1057 11/08/2008 10571208.asc 35m Field Trips 004743 - 004889 Dates 28/12/2008 - 23/06/2009Site Position Description Station Instrument In Out Filename DepthNWC09_T100A 21° 50.974' S, 113° 54.415' E Mooring CURRENTS RDIADCP-10981 27/12/2008 21/06/2009 TAN12000.000, TAN12001.000 8m from bottomNWC09_T100A 21° 50.974' S, 113° 54.415' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-209 27/12/2008 21/06/2009 4m from bottomNWC09_T100A 21° 50.974' S, 113° 54.415' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39-0924 27/12/2008 21/06/2009 09240609.asc 89m from bottomNWC09_T100A 21° 50.974' S, 113° 54.415' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-0935 27/12/2008 21/06/2009 09350609.asc 87m from bottomNWC09_T50A 21° 52.009' S, 113° 56.819' E Mooring CURRENTS NORADCPAQP-1360 27/12/2008 tant1401.adp 8m from bottomNWC09_T50A 21° 52.009' S, 113° 56.819' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-614 27/12/2008 4m from bottomNWC09_T50A 21° 52.009' S, 113° 56.819' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39-1057 27/12/2008 10570609.asc 43m from bottomNWC09_T50A 21° 52.009' S, 113° 56.819' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-1056 27/12/2008 10560609.asc 38m from bottomNWC09_T50A 21° 52.009' S, 113° 56.819' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-1053 27/12/2008 10530609.asc 28m from bottomField Trips 004889 - 004945 Dates 20/06/2009 - 08/01/2010Site Position Description Station Instrument In Out Filename DepthNWC09_T100B 21° 50.974' S, 113° 54.415' E Mooring CURRENTS RDIADCP-10981 22/06/2009 04/01/2010 Tant13000.000 8m from bottomNWC09_T100B 21° 50.974' S, 113° 54.415' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-209 22/06/2009 04/01/2010 N/A 4m from bottomNWC09_T100B 21° 50.974' S, 113° 54.415' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39-0924 22/06/2009 04/01/2010 SBE39_00924.asc 94m from bottomNWC09_T100B 21° 50.974' S, 113° 54.415' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-0921 22/06/2009 04/01/2010 SBE39_00921.asc 83m from bottomNWC09_T50B 21° 52.015' S, 113° 56.82' E Mooring CURRENTS NORADCPAQP-1360 22/06/2009 04/01/2010 tan00101 8m from bottomNWC09_T50B 21° 52.015' S, 113° 56.82' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-078 22/06/2009 04/01/2010 N/A 4m from bottomNWC09_T50B 21° 52.015' S, 113° 56.82' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39-1057 22/06/2009 04/01/2010 No Data 43m from bottomNWC09_T50B 21° 52.015' S, 113° 56.82' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-1056 22/06/2009 04/01/2010 No Data 38m from bottomNWC09_T50B 21° 52.015' S, 113° 56.82' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-1053 22/06/2009 04/01/2010 No Data 28m from bottomField Trips 004945 Dates 04/01/2010 - 08/01/2010Site Position Description Station Instrument In Out Filename DepthNWC10_T100A 21° 50.973' S, 113° 54.408' E CTD Deployment CTD SBE19PLUS2-4525 06/01/2010 06/01/2010 Trip4945_023.HEX 107m NWC10_T50A 21° 52.004' S, 113° 56.821' E CTD Deployment CTD SBE19PLUS2-4525 06/01/2010 06/01/2010 Trip4945_022.HEX 55m NWC10_T100A 21° 50.973' S, 113° 54.408' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-209 07/01/2010 4m from bottomNWC10_T100A 21° 50.973' S, 113° 54.408' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39-0924 07/01/2010 94m from bottomNWC10_T100A 21° 50.973' S, 113° 54.408' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-0921 07/01/2010 82m from bottomNWC10_T50A 21° 52.004' S, 113° 56.821' E Mooring CURRENTS RDIADCP-6658 07/01/2010 5.5m from bottomNWC10_T50A 21° 52.004' S, 113° 56.821' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-017 07/01/2010 4m from bottomNWC10_T50A 21° 52.004' S, 113° 56.821' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39-4884 07/01/2010 42m from bottomNWC10_T50A 21° 52.004' S, 113° 56.821' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-4886 07/01/2010 37m from bottomNWC10_T50A 21° 52.004' S, 113° 56.821' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-4885 07/01/2010 27m from bottomField Trips 005119 - 005126 Dates 06/09/2010 - 16/11/2010Site Position Description Station Instrument In Out Filename DepthNing_MooringMid 22° 13.186' S, 113° 46.646' E Mooring CURRENTS RDIADCP-12415 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 300_002 4m from bottomNing_MooringMid 22° 13.186' S, 113° 46.646' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-190 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 2m from bottomNing_MooringMid 22° 13.186' S, 113° 46.646' E Mooring TEMP01/CTD SBE37-4478 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 part of ning_mid.mat (non qc¿d is 44781110_sbe39.mat) 90m from bottomNing_MooringMid 22° 13.186' S, 113° 46.646' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39P-4927 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 49271011.asc 85m from bottomNing_MooringMid 22° 13.186' S, 113° 46.646' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-3752UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37521011.asc 80m from bottomNing_MooringMid 22° 13.186' S, 113° 46.646' E Mooring TEMP04 SBE39-3753UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37531011.asc 75m from bottomNing_MooringMid 22° 13.186' S, 113° 46.646' E Mooring TEMP05 SBE39-3754UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37541011.asc 70m from bottomNing_MooringMid 22° 13.186' S, 113° 46.646' E Mooring TEMP06 SBE39-4452UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 44521011.asc 65m from bottomNing_MooringMid 22° 13.186' S, 113° 46.646' E Mooring TEMP07 SBE39-4453UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 44531011.asc 60m from bottomNing_MooringNorth 22° 3.479' S, 113° 49.219' E Mooring Currents RDIADCP-10981 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 300_001 4m from bottomNing_MooringNorth 22° 3.479' S, 113° 49.219' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-819 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 2m from bottomNing_MooringNorth 22° 3.479' S, 113° 49.219' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39P-4928 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 49281011.asc 85m from bottomNing_MooringNorth 22° 3.479' S, 113° 49.219' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-3974UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 39741011.asc 80m from bottomNing_MooringNorth 22° 3.479' S, 113° 49.219' E Mooring TEMP04 SBE39-3975UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 39751011.asc 75m from bottomNing_MooringNorth 22° 3.479' S, 113° 49.219' E Mooring TEMP05 SBE39-3798UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37981011.asc 70m from bottomNing_MooringNorth 22° 3.479' S, 113° 49.219' E Mooring TEMP06 SBE39-4454UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 44541011.asc 65m from bottomNing_MooringNorth 22° 3.479' S, 113° 49.219' E Mooring TEMP07 SBE39-4456UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 44561011.asc 60m from bottomNing_MooringSouth 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring CURRENTS RDIADCP-13613 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 300_3000.000 4m from bottomNing_MooringSouth 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring RELEASE ACR866-223 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 2m from bottomNing_MooringSouth 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39P-5083 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 50831011.asc 90m from bottomNing_MooringSouth 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-0918 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 09181011.asc 85m from bottomNing_MooringSouth 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-0922 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 09221011.asc 80m from bottomNing_MooringSouth 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP04 SBE39-1514 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 15141011.asc 75m from bottomNing_MooringSouth 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP05 SBE39-0917 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 09171011.asc 70m from bottomNing_MooringSouth 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP06 SBE39-1523 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 15231011.asc 65m from bottomNing_MooringSouth 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP07 SBE39-4455UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 44551011.asc 60m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring CURRENTS RDI_11795UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 N150_000.000 4m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring RELEASE01 ACR866-751 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 1.25m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring RELEASE02 ACR866-754 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 1.25m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP01 SBE39P-5082 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 50821011.asc 130m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP02 SBE39-3750UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37501011.asc 125m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP03 SBE39-3749UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37491011.asc 120m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP04 SBE39-3747UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37471011.asc 115m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP05 SBE39-3732UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37321011.asc 110m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP06 SBE39-3731UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37311011.asc 105m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP07 SBE39-3730UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37301011.asc 100m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP08 SBE39-3729UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37291011.asc 92m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP09 SBE39-3728UWA 07/09/2010 09/10/2011 37281011.asc 84m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP10/CTD SBE37-4567UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 45671011.asc 76m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP11 SBE39-3727UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37271011.asc 68m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP12 SBE39-3726UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37261011.asc 60m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP13 SBE39-3725UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37251011.asc 52m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP14 SBE39-3724UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37241011.asc 44m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP15 SBE39-3723UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37231011.asc 36m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP16 SBE39-3722UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37221011.asc 28m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP17 SBE39-3721UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37211011.asc 20m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP18 SBE39-3720UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37201011.asc 12m from bottomNing_UWA150 22° 12.999' S, 113° 45.748' E Mooring TEMP19 SBE39-3719UWA 07/09/2010 09/11/2010 37191011.asc 4m from bottom

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