AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
IMOS - Ocean Gliders - Slocum glider deployment in Western Australia off Two Rocks (August 2011)

The dataset contains temperature, salinity and biological parameters including dissolved oxygen and turbidity data measured by a Slocum glider in the region of Two Rocks (Western Australia).
Slocum glider data from the oceans around Australia have been collected by the Ocean Gliders Facility (formerly known as the Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG)), since June 2008 and are ongoing. The data are obtained from an onboard suite of instruments which include Seabird-SBE41 CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth), WETLabs BBFL2SLO 3 parameter optical sensor (measuring Chlorophyll-a, CDOM and 700nm Backscatter) and an Aanderaa oxygen optode (measuring concentration of dissolved oxygen in seawater.

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
Log of observations of seals, penguins, skuas, petrels, and whales at Davis, 1960

This file contains a log of biological observations made in the Davis region during 1960.  It includes information on Elephant Seals, Leopard Seals, Crabeater Seals, Adelie Penguins, Emperor Penguins, Skuas, Silver-Grey Petrels, Antarctic Petrels, Cape Pigeons, Snow Petrels, Wilson's Storm Petrels, Giant Petrels and Whales.  This is a scanned copy of the original log.
The hard copy of the log has been archived at the National Archives of Australia.

Tags: AMD, AMD/AU, Adelie Penguins, Antarctic Petrels, CEOS, CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA, Cape Pigeons, Crabeater Seals, Davis, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > ALBATROSSES/PETRELS AND AL, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PENGUINS, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLI, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES > SEALS/SEA L, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALE, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > TOOTHED WHAL, Elephant Seals, Emperor Penguins, FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS, GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR, Giant Petrels, Leopard Seals, OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN, Silver-Grey Petrels, Skuas, Snow Petrels, Whales, Wilson's Storm Petrels
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Mangrove litter fall data from Hinchinbrook Island and northern Cape York, Queensland (1975-1978)

Mangrove litter collections were made over three years from March 1975 to June 1978. Most litter collection sites were situated in Missionary Bay, Hinchinbrook Island. Stations were established at sites in Coral Creek, the Wet Desert, South Creek, Bisshop Creek and Deep Creek. Other sites were located in the Hinchinbrook Channel nearby, and some minor collections were made at Jacky Jacky Creek, Cape York.Stations were grouped in areas or along transects, as logistics permitted. The litter collection receptacles, referred to as catchers were 2m², made from 'Sarlon' shade cloth (~50% shade), suspended on tubular frames, and of cone-shaped construction. Litter catchers were hung from trees at a height that would allow the collected litter to remain untouched by maximum tides. Collection periods varied, although they never exceeded 47 days and were mostly 30 days or less. Once collected, the litter was air dried then sorted into components (leaves, stipules, wood, reproductive parts and debris).The sorted components were placed in paper bags, labelled and dried in an 80°C oven for approximately three days until they attained constant weight. Component weight, some component counts and some taxonomic identifications were recorded for each collection date at each litter station. Calculations of gross monthly litterfall rates (g dry wt/m²/day) were made for each station.Six tide gauge stations were also established within Coral Creek. These were spaced at approximately 1000m intervals from the mouth to the upper parts of the creek.
 This research was undertaken in order to obtain information on differences in litter production associated with various factors such as tree girths, inter-tree distances and contour height.
 Species identified during litter collections:Rhizophora sp.R. apiculata BL.R. stylosa Griff.R. lamarckii Montr.R. mucronata Lam.Bruguiera sp.B. gymnorhiza (L.) Lam.B. exaristata Ding HouB. parviflora (Roxb.) Wight and Arn.Ceriops sp.C. tagal (variety not specified)C. tagal var. tagal (Perr.) C.B. Rob.C. tagal var. australias C.T. WhiteC. decandra (Griff.) Ding HouAvicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh.Excoecaria agallocha L.Heritiera littoralis (Dryand.) Ait.Lumnitzera sp.L. littorea (Jack) Voigt.L. racemosa Willd.Sonneratia alba J. SmithXylocarpus sp.X. australasicus Ridl.X. granatum KoenigMelaleuca sp.Lysianna sp.Pandanus sp.Rainforest spp.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Decomposition processes in mangrove mud in the Fly River estuary, Papua New Guinea

Microbial productivity, nutrient chemistry and rates of nutrient regeneration were examined in muds of different mangrove forests in the Fly Delta, Papua New Guinea.Three forest types Rhizophora-Bruguiera, Nypa and Avicennia-Sonneratia with high and low intertidal stations in each forest type.Sedimentary variables were: temperature; grain size; salinity; porosity; and percent sand, silt and clay.Microbial samples were measured for chlorophyll a, phaeopigments and bacterial numbers. Bacterial production rates were measured by two procedures: the rate of [3H]methyl thymidine ( = Tdr) incorporation into DNA and by the rate of [3,4,5-3H] leucine (L = Leu) incorporation into protein.Dissolved nutrient (DOC, DON, DOP, ammonium, nitrite, nitrate and phosphate, silicate) flux measurements and primary production (O2 flux) were made for each site.Cores were taken for measurements of solid-phase elements and porewater nutrients at each site.
 To examine microbial productivity, nutrient chemistry and rates of nutrient regeneration in muds of mangrove forests.
 This research project was a component of a larger project to determine the influence of freshwater and detrital export from the Fly River system on adjacent pelagic and benthic systems.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
ACCESS1-3 model output prepared for CMIP5 abrupt4xCO2

abrupt4xco2 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.
6.3 abrupt4xco2 (6.3 Abrupt 4XCO2) - Version 1: Impose an instantaneous quadrupling of CO2, then hold fixed.
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
Western Rock Lobster Sustainability

This is the largest single species fishery in Australia with an average catch of 11,000 tonnes of lobster, valued at about $350 million. It was the first fishery to achieve Marine Stewardship Council certification (which recognizes sustainability) for the research and management.
Project and activity description:
Research into and monitoring of the biological and fishery aspects of the Western Rock Lobster Managed Fishery.
The project provides:
* formal stock assessment advice to managers, fishers and general public;
* technical advice to the Rock Lobster Industry Advisory Committee, Western Rock Lobster Council and other bodies and individuals with respect to the sustainability of the fishery; and
* normal vessel-based, breeding stock and log book and recruitment monitoring of the fishery.

ESD advice will relate to MSC certification and to the impacts of fishing activities on Abrolhos marine habitats. There will be an assessment of succession on and productivity of artificial limestone reefs from dredge spoil from Geraldton harbour redevelopment.
Dissemination of information will occur through popular articles in Western Fisheries (the Department of Fisheries magazine), ProWest (the WA Fishing Industry Council magazine) and Commercial Fisheries Production Bulletins. Research data will be presented for peer review at specialist conferences and workshops (intra- and interstate and international) and through publication of refereed papers in international scientific journals.
The project has been established for many years and involves extensive liaison with industry.
Time: Ongoing

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Video surveys of long spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) barrens habitat, Schouten Island, eastern Tasmania

The spatial extent of C. rodgersii "barrens" was estimated by surveying rocky reef habitat with a towed underwater video system. Sampling took place at 13 regions along the east coast of Tasmania, each comprising 3 subsites, this dataset refers to the Schouten Island, and its 3 subsites: Baudin, Sarah and Sonerat.

Tags: 25 211001, Algal coverage, Centrostephanus rodgersii, Substratum type, Temperate Reef, Urchin barren coverage
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Determining main carbonate mineralogy, and the primary components of the non carbonate fraction, at two depths in core GC14, collected from the Capricorn Channel.

A gravity core (GC14) was collected from a depth of 2004 mbsl within the Capricorn Channel, southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Analysis of other parameters revealed the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) sitting at a depth of ~80cm into the core. Two samples were collected for X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis; from the sediment surface (GC14-0) representing interglacial sediment, while the second sample, from 80cm (GC14-80) represents glacial sediment. XRD analysis of these samples show a slight increase in carbonate percentage during the interglacial compared to the glacial, with increased clay and quartz during the glacial. During the interglacial there are minor amounts of Mg calcite, which suggests that there is little influence from the reef platform on the sediments during the present sea-level, or that the core is presently below the Mg calcite compensation depth.

Tags: Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sediment Composition, Paleoclimate | Ocean/lake Records | Sediments, amount_of_sample_components, core_depth, error
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Marine Virtual Laboratory Information System (MARVLIS)

The Marine Virtual Laboratory Information System (MARVLIS) will build on, and enhance, the software infrastructure developed by the NeCTAR early activity Marine Virtual Laboratory (MARVL), a system designed to integrate observations and model simulations for any user-defined region and time period. Using the Derwent Estuary in Tasmania as a pilot study area MARVLIS will develop software to utilise outputs of the MARVL and demonstrate the value of these products in aquaculture and fisheries management and to Tasmanian State Government environmental assessment programs. Integration of MARVLIS software into MARVL ensures the portability of the software tools to any region.     
Through this project (MARVLIS) we will enhance MARVL with additional software to: a) develop data products suitable for input to management ‘what-if’ scenarios and b) provide at least 2 demonstrations of these scenarios. 
MARVLIS will
(i) enhance the synthesis and use of datasets in the Derwent Estuary not previously in the public domain (Note: this is not a data mining exercise, the data are routinely used in environmental assessments, this is more about automatic collation and aggregation utilising MARVL infrastructure).
(ii)    generate a data collection for the Derwent publishable in the ANDS Data Commons.
(iii)   add to MARVL a library of system enhancements to generate data products of value to environmental assessments.
(iv)    add to MARVL a library of system enhancements to aid management decision making.
(v) use MARVL to conduct test ‘what-if’ management scenarios e.g. impacts of ‘events’ on water quality;  impact of aquaculture management decisions e.g. moving or expanding the scale of fish farms; impacts and optimisation of coastal zone development; increased cost-effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment processes; prediction and adaptation of coastal industries to climate change.
(vi)    demonstrate how MARVL can improve ‘State of the Derwent’ assessments and thereby contribute to policy decisions.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI Node 5.1 - Western Australia marine Bioresources Library (WAMBL)

The Western Australian Museum has teamed with the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Western Australian Marine Science Institution, to establish a marine Bioresources library to facilitate access to Western Australian marine biodiversity for biodiscovery programs – WAMBL.  There will be standard operating procedures to access samples through a database.

Tags: Biodiscovery, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Habitat, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.4 - Remote sensing in support of marine environmental monitoring

The goal of this project is to quantify the reliability of remotely sensed turbidity products for use in the Kimberley region. There are two specific objectives.
1: Analyze uncertainties of remotely sensed turbidity products by comparison of different algorithms and different resolution products with each other and with archived in situ data
2: Analyze time series of remotely sensed turbidity data to provide first-stage pilot products that may be applicable for future use as marine management tools. The deliverables are:

Analysis of ensemble variability between different algorithms;
Assessment of sub-km scale variability from comparison with high-resolution products;
Quantification of uncertainty from comparison with archived in situ data;
Maps of turbidity "hotspot" regions (i.e. regions of frequently occurring high turbidity events and regions of extreme variability).;
Alternative: Maps of different turbidity regimes (e.g. permanently high turbidity, frequent turbid events, infrequent turbid events, persistently clear water).;
Turbidity indicator products (e.g. days above a set turbidity threshold)


Tags: MODIS image, Radiance Or Imagery | Visible Wavelengths | Visible Imagery
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Herbert River Nephelometer Profiles at the end of Jetty (J7) 18 February 2004

The objective of the research reported in this thesis was to develop a technique to monitor the dynamics of sediments and nutrients entering the coastal ocean with river plumes associated with high intensity low frequency events (e.g. floods), using ocean colour remote sensing. The data collected included nephelometer profiles at the Jetty at station J7, together with Acoustic Doppler Current Meter Profiles (ADCP).

Tags: Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, concentration_of_total_suspended_sediments, depth, total suspended sediments, turbidity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Quantitative elemental imaging of octopus stylets using PIXE and the nuclear microprobe

By utilising targeted microprobe technology, the analysis of elements incorporated within the hard bio-mineralised structures of marine organisms has provided unique insights into the population biology of many species. As hard structures grow, elements from surrounding waters are incorporated effectively providing a natural ‘tag’ that is often unique to the animal’s particular location or habitat. The spatial distribution of elements within octopus stylets was investigated, using the nuclear microprobe, to assess their potential for determining dispersal and population structure in octopus populations. This was investigated in adult Octopus pallidus sourced from a commercial fishery in Tasmania.

Tags: Biosphere | Zoology | Mollusks, Element concentration, Elements, Nuclear microprobe, Octopus pallidus, PIXE, Spatial distribution, Stylet
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
ACCESS1-0 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
The hydrodynamic regime at John Brewer Reef, Great Barrier Reef: Mooring TG1: Tide Gauge

An Aanderaa water level recorder was attached to mooring TG1, located north east of John Brewer Reef and in the free stream. Deployment Details:Date Deployed: 2/4/1987Date Recovered: 6/9/1987Instrument Deployed:Aanderaa WLR #W488Depth: 50m
 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.
 Tide gauges were placed at the corners of the model (moorings CM1, CM2, CM4 and TG1) and in the centre of the model, close to John Brewer Reef (TG2). The mooring CM1 drifted from its original position and only data up to the 27/5/87 are considered reliable. Mooring CM4 drifted to the Whitsunday Islands and the data were not considered reliable.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Acute Sedimentation Causes Size-Specific Mortality and Asexual Budding in the Mushroom Coral Fungia fungites

Field experiments investigated the effect of acute sedimentation on polyp injury, mortality and bud production, in the mushroom coral Fungia fungites in the Dampier Archipelago.  Small (3-5 cm), medium (8-12 cm), and large (15-20 cm) polyps were covered with a layer of sediment in low (2 mm), medium (5 mm) and high (10 mm) treatments, every two days for 20 days.

Tags: 11 298022, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Population Dynamics, Biosphere | Zoology | Corals, Disturbance, Fungia fungites, Oceans | Marine Sediments | Sedimentation, Polyp mortality and injury
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Quantifying the isotopic composition of oxygen and carbon with increasing depth in core GC09, located in the Capricorn Channel

A gravity core (GC09) was collected from a depth of 166m 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 ~60cm depth, corresponding to isotopically heavier 18O. Other parameters were also analysed to assist in reaching this conclusion. This would give a relatively low sedimentation rate of 3cm / kyr, compared to 50cm / kyr for similar depths in the west Queensland trough.

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