AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Background quality for coastal marine waters of the North West Shelf, Western Australia

Water quality surveys were undertaken in February and June of 2003 to determine dissolved concentrations of cadmium, chromium, copper, lead and zinc, total mercury, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, phenols, BTEX chemicals and petroleum hydrocarbons in and around the Dampier Archipelago and Port Hedland. Most sampling sites were located in areas unlikely to be contaminated from anthropogenic sources, but for comparative purposes some sites were also located in potentially contaminated areas. This work was undertaken to provide an estimate of background concentrations for selected metals and organics in the marine waters of the North West Shelf, and to ascertain whether the guideline trigger values from ANZECC &amp; ARMCANZ (2000) are relevant to the region. The results of this study indicate that the coastal waters of the North West Shelf are generally of very high quality. The concentrations of metals were low by world standards, with localised elevations of some metals adjacent to industrial centres and ports. Metal concentrations at the time of sampling met the environmental quality guidelines for a very high level of ecological protection (99% species protection) throughout the sampled area, with the exception of the inner harbour at Port Hedland, where copper and zinc levels were elevated above background, but below the 95% species protection guidelines, which represent a high level of ecological protection. No organic chemicals were detected in any of the samples. The reporting limits were well below the guideline trigger values recommended in ANZECC &amp; ARMCANZ (2000) for a very high level of ecological protection for the five organics for which guideline values were available. The findings of this study suggest that ANZECC &amp; ARMCANZ (2000) 99% species protection guidelines are relevant to the region for all metals analysed, except cobalt, for which the 95% species protection guideline is recommended for use. A set of Environmental Quality Criteria is proposed.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Seagrass cover map for the optically complex waters of Moreton Bay, Queensland

The aim of this study was to create a seagrass presence/absence map for the optically complex waters of Moreton Bay. The capability to map seagrass meadows in waters of varying clarity using a consistent and repeatable method is an invaluable resource for conservation and management of seagrass regionally and globally. The map was created using an adaptation of a Google Earth Engine (GEE) cloud processing and machine learning algorithm which for seagrass, utilized citizen science spot check field data, Landsat 8 OLI imagery pulled directly from GEE, a bathymetry layer (30 m), slope derived from depth and a coral mask. This dataset consists of a shapefile that shows seagrass presence (≥ 25 % cover) and substrate mapped simultaneously for the turbid waters of the Western Bay coastline and the optically clear waters of the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
This record contains a snapshot of the data taken for use in Seamap Australia (a national benthic habitat map; https://seamapaustralia.org). View the original record at: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.937501

Tags: Benthic habitat, Moreton Bay, benthic community, citizen science field data, remote sensing, satellite data
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - National Mooring Network - New South Wales (NSW) Sydney 100m Mooring

The NSW Sydney 100m Mooring (IMOS platform code: SYD100) is one of seven regional moorings in New South Wales. 
Instruments on the mooring collect temperature and pressure data (Aqualogger 520T and 520PT), salinity and biogeochemical parameters (Wetlabs WQM), and water velocity/current data (Workhorse Sentinel 300hz ADCP).
The mooring is deployed in a cable exclusion zone to avoid trawling activity at Latitude:-33.943, Longitude:151.382.

Tags: Buoys | Moored Buoys, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Current Meters/Profilers | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Fluorometers, IMOS Platform | SYD100 | Sydney 100m Mooring, 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
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Coastalwatch Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Kawana

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
Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)

Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) is a marine biogeographic information system. It concentrates on datasets that record particular species (or higher taxonomic groups) from particular marine locations, at particular times. At present, OBIS can only publish data where the locations are recorded as latitude and longitude, not as place names. The focus is on high taxonomic quality, therefore datasets where organisms have been identified by professional or trained biologists are available online.
This link provides a gateway to many datasets containing information on where and when marine species have been recorded. The datasets are integrated so you can search them all seamlessly by species name, higher taxonomic level, geographic area, depth, and time; and then map and find environmental data related to the locations. Currrently it stores over 16.4 million records of 104 000 species from 492 databases.

Tags: Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Birds, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Mammals, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Plants, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Reptiles
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Benthic surveys in intermediate and deeper waters of Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia, using towed video (Towvid)

Surveys were conducted at three sites adjacent to existing State marine sanctuary zones, Mandu Mandu, Point Cloates, and Point Maud. At each of the sites, 15 video tows were undertaken at various depth ranges. GPS position for transect start and endpoint was recorded and effort was made to maintained the camera 1 metre from the seabed floor where interference from environmental conditions e.g. currents, did not occur. Video surveys were approximately 300 meters in length.
Analysis for each transect focused on habitat type, and noted the relative abundance of dominant organisms on substrate type. This was recorded by an observer watching the live video feed during the survey. Each site was categorised by depth, benthic communities and seabed terrain. Site trends were compared between all three areas and found areas of high and unique biodiversity.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
OSU Buoy Group: Oregon Continental Shelf Project current meter records 1969

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 current meter records from the Continental Shelf Project, PSU's earliest use of moored current meters, 1969.
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, Oregon Continental Shelf, 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
2016 SoE Marine Chapter - State and Trends - Offshore banks, shoals, islands

The Marine chapter of the 2016 State of the Environment (SoE) report incorporates multiple expert templates developed from streams of marine data. This metadata record describes the Expert Assessment "The state and trends of ecological communities/habitats – offshore banks, shoals, islands". The full Expert Assessment, including figures and tables (where provided), is attached to this record. Where available, the Data Stream(s) used to generate this Expert Assessment are accessible through the "On-line Resources" section of this record.

DESCRIPTION OF ECOLOGICAL HABITAT/COMMUNITY FOR EXPERT ASSESSMENT
Assemblages of plants and animals found on offshore banks, and shoals around islands, in the 0-25 m depth range. This largely relates to reefs in the Coral Sea, Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and the offshore reefs in the north and north-west.
DATA STREAM(S) USED IN EXPERT ASSESSMENT
Reef Life Survey data were used for the current status assessment, with extensive spatial coverage of sites on most offshore banks, shoals and Island around the continent where the seabed rises to within 20 m of the surface.

2016 SOE ASSESSMENT SUMMARY [see attached Expert Assessment for full details]
• 2016 •
Assessment grade: Good
Assessment trend: Stable
Confidence grade: Adequate high-quality evidence or high level of consensus
Confidence trend: Limited evidence or limited consensus
Comparability: Grade and trend are somewhat comparable to the 2011 assessment
• 2011 •
Assessment grade: Good
Assessment trend: Stable
Confidence grade: Limited evidence or limited consensus
Confidence trend: Limited evidence or limited consensus

CHANGES SINCE 2011 SOE ASSESSMENT
The 2016 assessment is based on an updated and expanded dataset.

Tags: community structure, expert assessment, offshore banks, offshore islands, offshore shoals
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NT Alligator Rivers Region Bird Ground Count

Quantitative waterbird surveys over seasonal wetlands of the Alligator Rivers Region (ARR) of the NT, provided by the Supervising Scientist Division (SSD) of the Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA). Systematic ground surveys from 30 sites on the Magela Floodplain, Kakadu National Park

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Actions to implement and complement the National System for the Prevention and Management of Introduced Marine Pests in Western Australia

Western Australia has an extensive and unique marine environment. There are productive marine ecosystems that underpin valuable and diverse fisheries, which can be marketed on a clean and green image. These ecosystems and fisheries are at considerable risk through the introduction of marine pest species which can cause significant ecological and economic losses to fisheries, marine industry and human health problems. Numerous species have already been introduced into WA, including pest species. It is essential that a Statewide program be initiated to determine the extent of the problem and develop strategies that can minimise the possibilities of further introductions. The present project will do this by assembling existing information available in numerous diffuse sources, developing new information, and trialling new strategies for minimising the introduction of more pest species. The project will be integrated with existing programs on both a State and national level.

Tags: Introduced Pest, States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Biological, chemical and physical observations in inshore waters of the Great Barrier Reef (1979)

The distribution of salinity, temperature, suspended particles, light transmissivity, chlorophyll a and phaeophytin pigments, across the Great Barrier Reef lagoon offshore from Townsville, was measured from January 9, 1979 to January 3, 1980 at weekly intervals, weather permitting.The six stations sampled were located on a straight line between Cape Ferguson (19°16'S, 147°04'E), near AIMS, and Keeper Reef (18°45'S, 147°15'E).At every radar positioned station, six samples were taken from top to bottom at regular intervals of 2, 3, 3, 5, 6 and 8 m, at stations 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9 respectively.
 This study was undertaken to investigate the extent of gradients in a number of parameters (salinity, temperature, suspended particles, light transmissivity, chlorophyll a and phaeophytin pigments) both across the lagoon and through the water column at different times of the year.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Ocean Gliders - Slocum glider deployment in Western Australia off Pilbara (July 2013)

The dataset contains temperature, salinity and biological parameters like for example dissolved oxygen and turbidity data measured by a Slocum glider in the region off Pilbara (Western Australia).
The Ocean Gliders Facility (formerly known as the Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)), manages Slocum gliders to be deployed on the continental shelf.
The variables available in this dataset are:
Temperature, salinity, conductivity, density, pressure, chromophoric dissolved oxygen matter, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence and backscatter coefficient at 660nm.

Tags: CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM), Countries | Australia, Fluorometers, Glider, IMOS Node | Bluewater and Climate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, Slocum Glider, States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia, concentration_of_coloured_dissolved_organic_matter, fluorescence_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_oxygen_in_sea_water, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature, volumetric_backscatter_coefficient
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Bacterial consumption of total and dissolved organic carbon in the Great Barrier Reef

This study examined bacterial biomass and production, and Organic Carbon changes over short-term (12 days) dark incubations with added Total Organic Carbon (TOC) or Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC). At three sites along the middle stretch of the GBR during the dry and wet seasons
Water samples for the laboratory incubation experiments collected at 5 m depth, during the late dry (September 2014), wet (February 2015) and early dry (June 2015) seasons at Russel Island, Tully transect and Pandora reef. Salinity and temperature were recorded in situ using a conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) probe (Seabird SBE 37 plus). Water samples for the Particulate And Dissolved Nutrient Data (MMP) for laboratory analysis was also collected. 
Incubation experiments: 
From the initial 100 L of seawater collected in the Great Barrier Reef (Australia), 50 L were 0.2 &micro;m filtered to obtain the POC filtrite, 5 L were 1.2 &micro;m filtered to obtain the microbial culture, and the remaining 45 L were dual-stage filtered (0.8&ndash;0.2 &micro;m) to obtain the DOC filtrate. The TOC incubations were assembled by combining the POC filtrite with 2.5 L of the microbial culture, and 20 L of the DOC filtrate; the DOC incubations were assembled by combining 2.5 L of the microbial culture with 20 L of the DOC filtrate. Finally, 20 bottles were filled with 0.5 L of the TOC mixture and 20 bottles with the DOC mixture
This study aimed to understand the differences in OC cycling (OC uptake by bacteria and use for either Bacterial Productivity or Bacterial Respiration) between total (TOC) and dissolved (DOC) fractions.
For further informaiton see Carreira et al. (2021).

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Narrabeen Beach Survey Data

Narrabeen Beach, NSW. Monthly beach profiles have been conducted at Narrabeen Beach since April 1976 and are continuing. 
The profiles are located at 5 sites along the 3.6km long beach and extend from the back beach to the shoreline
The profiles are numbered 1, 2, 4, 6 &amp; 8 on attached figure.

Tags: Oceans | Coastal Processes | Beaches, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Erosion
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
ACCESS1-3 model output prepared for CMIP5 amip

amip is an experiment of the CMIP5 - Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5
(http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/). CMIP5 is meant to provide a framework for coordinated
climate change experiments for the next five years and thus includes simulations for
assessment in the AR5 as well as others that extend beyond the AR5.
3.3 amip (3.3 AMIP) - Version 1: AMIP (1979 - at least 2008). Impose SSTs and sea ice from observations but with other conditions as in experiment 3.2 historical.
Experiment design: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/Taylor_CMIP5_design.pdf
List of output variables: http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/standard_output.pdf
Output: time series per variable in model grid spatial resolution in netCDF format
Earth System model and the simulation information: CIM repository
Entry name/title of data are specified according to the Data Reference Syntax
(http://cmip-pcmdi.llnl.gov/cmip5/docs/cmip5_data_reference_syntax.pdf)
as activity/product/institute/model/experiment/frequency/modeling realm/MIP table/ensemble
member/version number/variable name/CMOR filename.nc.

Tags: 0399 - Other Chemical Sciences, 0401 - Atmospheric Sciences, 0405 - Oceanography, 0406 - Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience, Atmospheric Sciences, National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Oceanography, Other Chemical Sciences (Environmental Chemistry), Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
AUV Imagery from Gippsland Basin III (GA355 Long-term after survey)

This dataset is part of the Gippsland Marine Environmental Monitoring (GMEM) project. The GMEM was developed in response to stakeholder concerns from the fisheries industry about a Geoscience Australia seismic survey in the Gippsland Basin (GA352 in April 2015), in addition to a broader need to acquire baseline data to be used to quantify impacts of seismic operations on marine organisms. A component of this study was to acquire images of the seafloor before and after the seismic survey for analysis of potential impacts of seismic operations on scallops.
This dataset contains information collected from the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Phoenix  and AUV Sirius on survey GA-355 conducted 18-22 February 2016 on the M.V. Dell Richey II. 
The AUV Phoenix was the main system used to collect imagery analysed in the GMEM project using the two loop pattern (Figure 1) from previous surveys (GA-350 and GA-353). The AUV Sirius was deployed to collect concurrent dense image grids at selected stations (05, 08, 37, 45) and to provide a back-up to the Phoenix in the event of equipment issues. This occurred at Stations 40 and 41, and as such the Sirius collected images in the two-loop pattern.
In addition to the main study area for the GMEM, the AUV Sirius was also deployed outisde Devonport, Tasmania in order to establish workflow, fine-tune technical aspects, and census scallop beds that were known to be in ill health. Imagery from these stations are included in sub-folder Devonport_Sites.
Due to strong currents and possible navigation issues, some of the AUV paths deviated from the planned path and also varied in altitude. Nevertheless, the georeferencing of images released in this data package reflects the actual position of the AUV during image acquisition.
Post-processing included image colour-balancing and simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) processing of the stereo imagery to improve georeferencing of the imagery. The optical imagery is provided in zip files as geotiffs (individual colour-corrected images), mosaics, and mesh (3D seafloor reconstructions)

Tags: 0502 - Environmental Science and Management, Earth Sciences, marine, scallops
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Biological Survey of Mitchell Plateau and Admiralty Gulf, Kimberley, Western Australia

In November 1976 a survey was undertaken of the Mitchell Plateau, adjacent islands in the lower Mitchell and Lawley River drainage systems and shores of Port Warrender.
This report comprises papers resulting from the 1976 survey, although they contain data from earlier and later fieldwork as well. The report also included the results of a botanical survey conducted independently by staff of the WA Herbarium and an account of mangroves of Admiralty Gulf and elsewhere on the northern Kimberley coast by A.G Wells of the University of Sydney.

Tags: Biosphere | Zoology | Amphibians, Biosphere | Zoology | Birds, Biosphere | Zoology | Mammals, Biosphere | Zoology | Mollusks, Biosphere | Zoology | Reptiles, Fauna, Field Surveys | Biological Surveys, Marine Features (Australia) | Admiralty Gulf, WA, Marine Features (Australia) | Kimberley Coast, WA, Oceans | Coastal Processes | Mangroves, States, Territories (Australia) | Western Australia
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network