AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
RAN CTD Profile Data - HMAS MELVILLE ProjectID: HI431MEL_M From: 2007-02-16 To: 2007-03-06

This dataset contains quality controlled vertical profiles of pressure, temperature and salinity measured by a Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) probe. The dataset contains 134 CTD profiles (casts) obtained during RAN Hydrographic Survey cruise HI431MEL_M from HMAS MELVILLE.
The CTD was manufactured by Applied Microsystems Limited and is the "Micro CTD" model. This CTD type is referred to operationally as the MVP200_CTD. This CTD is fitted with a 4 electrode platinized conductivity cell, thermistor temperature sensor and a semiconductor strain gauge pressure sensor.
The CTD sensors are calibrated at the manufacturer Applied Microsystems Limited on a 12-18 month schedule. The CTD temperature sensor is calibrated against 'Hart' temperature standards. The pressure sensor is calibrated using 'Budenburg Deadweight' standards. The conductivity sensor is calibrated using 'Hart' temperature standards and seawater samples of known conductivity.
The CTD sensors are mounted to a fish-shape probe. The probe is controlled by an electric winch (MVP200 type). For downcasts the fish is allowed to free-fall (winch is in 'free-wheel' mode) under its own weight at about 2-3 ms-1 and then is winched back. Data is recorded in downcast and usually in upcast direction at a sampling rate of 25 Hz. The downcast data is of higher quality because sensors encounter undisturbed seawater that flows through the nose of the fish. On the upcast the fish is flipped around (tail first) and the sensors in the nose encounter disturbed flow from the fish tail.
This type of CTD is prone to a phenomenon called 'salinity spiking' caused by a mismatch between the response times of the temperature and conductivity sensor. Data undergoes a salinity de-spiking routine to correct for this. See the history metadata for further details on the salinity de-spiking process.
Raw CTD pressure data is not always monotonic due to transient up/down motion of winch/ship. Raw pressure data is subsetted to give a monotonic (increasing) sequence and then linearly interpolated to 1 decibar pressure intervals. Data is then flagged with quality control flags after visual inspection and comparison to average climatology and historical CTD casts.

Tags: Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Salinity, sea_water_practical_salinity, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
SAIMOS - Biological and Flow Cytometry data collected from CTD stations in South Australia, in April 2011

Flow cytometry data was collected in April 2011, in waters off South Australia. 
The general purpose of the study is to be able to establish background knowledge on the ecosystem on the continental shelf of South Australia and the impact of upwelling/saline outflow events on microbial communities to ultimately develop a biogeochemical model of the region. Sampling was carried out during cruises conducted on board the RV Ngerin as part of the Southern Australian Integrated Marine System (SAIMOS). During each cruise, the physical, chemical and biological properties of the chlorophyll fluorescence maximum (FM) layer were investigated. Flow cytometry data has been collected for picophytoplankton, bacteria and viruses.
Six main stations have been sampled over the course of the study, five are located on the 100 m isobath, i.e. RS (35.508S, 136.278E), B2 (35.418S, 136.148E), B3 (35.258S, 136.048E), SAM2CP/B4 (35.168S, 135.418E) and SAM5CB/B5 (35.008S, 135.198E), and one from an offshore station (B1; 36.188S, 136.178E) located southwest of Kangaroo Island. Note that combining the distances between stations (14–25 nautical miles), the average component of the current velocity at middepth along the shelf (0.01 m s21) and the average speed of the vessel (i.e. 9 knots) indicate that different water masses were sampled at each station. Additional samples have on occasion been collected from the National Reference Station (NRS) at Kangaroo Island (35.832S, 136.447E) and the SA Spencer Gulf Mouth Mooring (SAM8SG, 35.25S, 136.690E), where the saline outflow occurs.

Tags: Biosphere | Microbiota | Bacteria, Biosphere | Vegetation | Phytoplankton, IMOS Node | SA-IMOS | Southern Australian Integrated Marine Observing System, Niskin Bottles, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Inorganic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nitrogen, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Organic Matter, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Phosphate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Silicate, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Suspended Solids, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds, Picophytoplankton, Virus, amount_of_bacteria_in_sea_water, amount_of_phytoplankton_in_sea_water, amount_of_picophytoplankton_in_sea_water, amount_of_virus_in_sea_water, concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, depth, depth_of_chlorophyll_maximum, latitude, longitude, mass_concentration_of_particulate_inorganic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_in_sea_water, mass_concentration_of_suspended_matter_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_ammonium_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_nitrogen_in_nitrate_and_nitrite_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_phosphorus_in_phosphate_in_sea_water, mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water, sea_surface_temperature, wind_from_direction, wind_speed
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
CSIRO-Mk3-6-0 model output prepared for CMIP5 historicalNat

historicalNat 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.
7.1 historicalNat (7.1 natural-only historical simulation) - Version 1: Historical simulation but with natural forcing only.
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
Growth increments in otoliths of Pomacentrus mollucensis from the Great Barrier Reef

Individuals of Pomacentrus mollucensis were collected from the lagoon of John Brewer Reef on the central Great Barrier Reef between March 1988 and February 1989 and their otoliths examined to assess determination of age-specific parameters.Fish were collected on 4 occasions (16 March 1988, 3 September 1988, 3-4 November 1988, 26-27 February 1989) and injected with tetracycline. Recaptured fish (September 1988, February 1989) were examined to determine any increment in the otolith structure that had formed since treatment with tetracycline. Otoliths were measured along various axes from 182 specimens. Prior to dissection, fish were weighed (preserved weight in mg) and measured (standard length in mm). All analyses were done on the sagittae, the largest pair of otoliths. Sagittae were weighed (to 10-2 mg) and measured along 3 axes (OL1 = total length; OL2 = distance from the base of the dense, opaque region to the tip of the otolith; OB = otolith breadth). All measurements were made as close as possible through the otolith core.Aging work was based on the analysis of tranverse sections of 124 otoliths. One sagitta from each fish was ground and polished to produce a thin section (50-100 µm thick) incorporating the central core or as close as was possible. Sections were measured from the central core to each of 4 peripheral points (L1 = ventral apex; L2 = the dorsal apex; L3 = the ventral and L4 = dorsal sides of the sulcus).Von Bertalanffy growth curves and age structures were derived for 3 representative samples using FISHPARM.
 To determine the usefulness of otoliths to age individuals of Pomacentrus mollucensis.To describe several populations of P. mollucensis in terms of age-specific parameters such as growth patterns and age structures.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Commercial Fisheries Catch and Effort Statistics

This project is responsible for the efficient management of the monthly catch and effort returns provided by all commercial fishing boat licence holders. The information supplied by the fishers includes data on the composition, quantity and location of catches taken during the month and the amount of fishing effort. Project staff check and enter returns and summarise these data to enable reports to be prepared for use by other research groups and for direct input into the Department's Annual Report and State of Fisheries and local, state and federal agencies including Department of Industry and Resources, ABARE.
Enquiries from external bodies and individuals, including regional statistics, are handled within the limitations of database capabilities and the need to protect confidentiality of individual fishermen.
These staff also manage other data collection systems relating to the commercial fishing industry including annual returns for vessel characteristics, gear and equipment; Processors returns, and GVP information.
Time: ongoing.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - National Mooring Network - Acidification Moorings Maria Island Platform

The Maria Island acidification mooring is co-located with the Maria Island National Reference Station (NRSMAI) on the east coast of Tasmania. It was first deployed in April 2011.
The mooring's instruments measure surface CO2, temperature and salinity.  The hydrochemistry sampling at the National Reference Stations will also provide total alkalinity data, as will future pH sensors on the moorings, allowing for a complete determination of the carbonate system and pH. Current instrumentation: Battelle Seaology pCO2 monitor, Aanderaa Oxygen Optode and Sea-bird Electronics, model SBE16plus V2 SEACAT.
The Acidification Moorings sub-facility is responsible for building an ocean carbon and acidification monitoring network for Australian waters.  These moorings provide key observations to help us understand and address the problem of increasing ocean acidification.

Tags: Buoys | Moored Buoys, IMOS Platform | NRSMAI-CO2 | Maria Island Acidification Mooring, IMOS Site | NRSMAI | Maria Island National Reference Station, IMOS Sub-Facility | ANMN-AM | Acidification Moorings, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Alkalinity, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Carbon Dioxide, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Inorganic Carbon, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide_in_air, sea_surface_salinity, sea_surface_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Queensland IMOS acoustic telemetry array

This sub-facility of the Integrated Marine Observing System Animal Tracking Facility (IMOS ATF) provides infrastructure to understand the distribution and movement of key focal marine species along the coast of Queensland. Deployment of a network of acoustic receivers in conjunction with the DAF Queensland Shark Control Program and collaborator installations provides a tracking platform that spans Queensland inshore coastal and reef environments. This infrastructure enhances existing arrays managed by other research groups to provide better coverage throughout Queensland. This new infrastructure was funded by the Department of Environment and Science, Queensland, and operated by AIMS as an IMOS project (Dec 2019-June 2023), with continuation of the array beneficial to record movements of animals fitted with 10-year tags.
Acoustic receivers were deployed primarily in coastal locations with &gt;20 collaborator groups on existing/accessible infrastructure for maintenance. Of the 327 receivers total in Queensland, AIMS and direct collaborators maintain 134 receivers (as at June 2022, current locations indicated in yellow), spanning 16.7 degress of latitude from the far northern Great Barrier Reef to Qld/NSW border. Detections are recorded from animals tagged along Australia&#39;s east coast, and 812 animals were tagged between 2019-2023, comprising 511 from priority species (conservation concern, bather concern, and fishery importance) and 301 additional species, adding value to the project.
Management of this acoustic receiver array is in conjunction with several IMOS installations (Capricorn-Bunker reefs, Stradbroke Island, in New South Wales, and nationally), and other groups (JCU, DAF, DES, UQ, Biopixel Oceans Foundation, USC, Griffith University), and data from the Queensland installation is integrated into the IMOS ATF national database, Animal Tracking (aodn.org.au). Data recorded by receivers help define the extent and timing of movement of tagged individuals of a range of management-relevant species along the east coast of Queensland. This includes enabling estimates of home ranges, dispersal distance, residency times, and migration pathways. These data can be integrated across species and with data from beyond Queensland (i.e. movements into New South Wales), to improve our understanding of space use and distribution of key species.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Acoustic tracking of sharks and fish on reefs off Townsville, Great Barrier Reef (NERP TE 6.1, AIMS)

Presence information for sharks and fish fitted with acoustic transmitters on reefs in the Townsville region. Acoustic receivers are deployed on: Bramble (4), Rib (4), Kelso (2), John Brewer (4), Lodestone (4), Helix (4), Keeper (2), Glow (3), Cotton Shoal (1), Arc (1), Grub (4), Yankee (3), Centipede (2), Wheeler (5), Davies (2), Pinnacle (1) and Little Broadhurst (2) reefs. Transmitter life ranges from 12-30 months. Transmitters report depth data to indicate position of the animal in the water column. To date transmitters have been deployed in: grey reef, blacktip, bull, silvertip, sliteye and hammerhead sharks, common coral trout, bluespot coral trout, redthroat emperor, giant trevally and spanish mackerel in this region.
 To monitor the presence and movement of fish and elasmobranch species within and between reefs in the Townsville reef region.
 These data are collected as part of NERP funded research, but the data will also be contributed to the AATAMS facility within IMOS and as such are part of a broader national framework. Data from this research is also housed in the AATAMS data repository and publicly available on line.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Effects of predation by fishes on the epifaunal community at Portsea, Victoria.

Exclusions were attached to artificial substrata to investigate the relative effects of predation on the development of epifaunal communities at Portsea. Exclusions were black plastic mesh cages enclosing panels that were attached to rigs under the Portsea Pier. Bare control panels and cage controls where included in the experimental design. Cage controls had the bottom and half of the roof on the cage removed. There were 2 replicate panels of each treatment that were immersed for 2, 4 or 7 months and there were 6 runs of the experiment from October 1975 to November 1977. At the conclusion of each run of the experiment the panels were fixed in 4% formalin-seawater solution. In the laboratory, the number of individuals and percent cover of colonial species on each panel were recorded. 
Surveys identified that grazing fish were the most abundant predator of the epifaunal community at Portsea during the experiment. Predation significantly affected the pattern of establishment of the epifaunal community. There were fewer ascidian recruits and more diverse communities on bare control panels because fish predation prevented monopolisation of space by dominant ascidian competitors. On caged panels were there was no fish grazing, the survival of colonial ascidians was greater and the panels were dominated by arborescent bryozoans and ascidians.

Tags: 10 000000, 11 000000, 20 000000, 22 000000, 27 558003, 28 401000, 35 000000, 35 013002, 37 465002, Ascidiacea, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat | artifical substrata | pier piling, Biosphere | Aquatic Habitat | Benthic Habitat | rocky substrata, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Community Structure, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Competition, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Predation, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Species Recruitment, Biosphere | Ecological Dynamics | Succession, Biosphere | Zoology | Invertebrates, Bryozoa, Didemnum augusti, Elminius modestus, Hydrozoa, Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Invertebrates | epifauna, Penicipelta vittiger, Phyoxocephalidae, Polychaeta, Porifera, Port Phillip Bay, Portsea Pier
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Reproduction of Halimeda species from the Great Barrier Reef

Reproduction of 17 species of Halimeda from a range of sites on the Great Barrier were studied in situ and experimentally in the laboratory: 202 fertility events were monitored over a 6-year period.Living plants were transported from the field and attached to racks in seawater tanks for the laboratory cascade experiments.Variables recorded were: species; days of growth; number of fertility events; seasonality (month of gametangia formation); location (central, northern, and southern sections of the Great Barrier Reef); number of times gametangia found per month on species for which n&gt;= 10; numbers of species with gametangia per month; lunar periodicity; Gametangial characteristics: number gametangia measured; number gametangia per cluster; number papillae per cluster; number of gametangia per papillae; width and length (µm) of gametophore.For the laboratory cascade experiments, comparison was made of spot measurements in the cascade to the environmental factors of light (day length, daily global irradiance, noon irradiance) and temperature (monthly means at Townsville breakwater, calculated temperatures for Cleveland Bay).Data was collected between 1981-1987 at Davies, Keeper, John Brewer, and Myrmidon Reefs and at Cockle Bay, Magnetic Island; and 1985-1987 at Heron Island, and in the vicinity of Swains, Ribbon and Tijou reefs.
 To investigate reproduction of Halimeda species from the Great Barrier Reef.
 First description of gametangial clusters in H. distorta, H. fragilis, H. gigas, H. hederacea, H. melanesica, H. taenicola.Species: Halimeda copiosa, H. cylindracea, H. discoidea, H. distorta, H. fragilis, H. gigas, H. gracilis, H. hederacea, H. incrassata, H. lacunalis, H. macroloba, H. macrophysa, H. melanesica, H. micronesica, H. opuntia, H. spp., H. taenicola, H. tuna. Note that all data is not available for all species.Locations: Cockle Bay (Magnetic Island), Davies Reef, Heron Island, John Brewer, Keeper Reef, Myrmidon Reef, Ribbon Reefs, Swains Reefs (3 sites), Tijou Reef.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Deep Water Moorings - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Sub-Facility, Pulse 8 Mooring (Aug 2011 - July 2012)

The Pulse 8 mooring was deployed from 3 August 2011 to 19 July 2012 at Lat -46.93, Lon 142.21. Data are now available in netCDF format.
Moored instruments are deployed by the Southern Ocean Time Series sub-facility for time-series observations of physical, biological, and chemical properties, in the Sub-Antarctic Zone southwest of Tasmania, with twice-yearly servicing. 
These time-series observations are crucial to resolving ecosystem processes that affect carbon cycling, ocean productivity and marine responses to climate variability and change, ocean acidification and other stresses.

Tags: Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean, IMOS Facility | Deep Water Moorings, IMOS Platform | PULSE8 | Pulse 8 Mooring, Oceans | Marine Biology, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Heat Budget, Oceans | Ocean Temperature, Oceans | Ocean Waves, Oceans | Ocean Winds, Solid Earth | Geochemistry | Biogeochemistry, acceleration, tension, voltage
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Responses of the seagrass Posidonia sinuosa to light availability - Summary

Data on Posidonia sinuosa characteristics across a depth related gradient in long-term light availability were collected from Warnbro and Cockburn Sound, W.A. from 2002 to 2004.  Also data from an in situ experiment to test for responses to short-term light reduction; and data from experimental investigations into the role of translocation to cope with reduced light availability was collected.

Tags: 63 617003, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Plants, Oceans | Water Quality | Light Transmission, Posidonia sinuosa
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
WAMSI Kimberley and Pilbara - 18th - 25th September 2008 External navigation files

On the 18th, 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 25th of September 2008, Jorg Hacker flew parts of the Kimberley (Montgomery Reef, Packer Island, Perpendicular Head, North Head, Gourdon Bay, Coulomb Point and Quondong Point) and Pilbara (Regnard Bay) for a WAMSI project. 
Data was collected with a hyper-spectral scanner (AISA+ Airborne Hyperspectral System from Specim - Spectral Imaging Ltd.), a tri-spectral scanner (TSLS/TSS - built locally by ARA) and a digital camera (Canon EOS 1Ds).  In order to correct the distortions created by the flight path navigation files are needed to ensure the raw data can be geo-rectified and standardised to ensure proper use.  These files are available to be downloaded to enable the use of the raw binary files included under the parent metadata record.

Tags: Radiance Or Imagery | Visible Wavelengths | Visible Imagery
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - Ocean Gliders - Slocum glider deployment in Western Australia off Pilbara (June - 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