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Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
IMOS is designed to be a fully-integrated, national system, observing at ocean-basin and regional scales, and covering physical, chemical and biological variables. IMOS... -
IMOS - Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) facility
The aim of the Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) facility is to provide access to a range of satellite derived marine data products covering the Australian region. The SRS has... -
IMOS Enhancement of Measurements on Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) Facility
The Ship of Opportunity (SOOP) Facility encompasses both the open ocean and coastal waters, in support of short time-scales associated with ocean prediction and the longer term... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: WHYALLA, JUNE 2008
AUV Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) was deployed near Whyalla in South Australia in June 2008. The objective of the trip was to document nocturnal cuttlefish camouflage... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: Western Australia, APRIL 2012
Temperate WA (Kendrick, Babcock, Smale): A cruise was undertaken in collaboration with the University of Western Australian and CSIRO to document benthic assemblages on... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, APRIL 2011
Rottnest Island, Jurien Bay and the Abrolhos (Kendrick, Smale): AUV benthic reference sites were established at Rottnest Island, Jurien Bay and the Abrolhos Islands. Large swell... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, APRIL 2010
Temperate WA (Kendrick, Babcock, Smale): A cruise was undertaken in collaboration with the University of Western Australian and CSIRO to document benthic assemblages on... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: TASMANIA, OCTOBER 2008
AUV Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) spent two weeks in Tasmania in October 2008 surveying sites as part of the Commonwealth Environmental Research Facility (CERF) Marine... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: TASMANIA, MARCH 2009
Tasmania (Barrett, Lucier - TAFI; Johnson, Ling - UTAS) The primary objective of this work was to describe biological assemblages associated with rocky reef systems in deep... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: TASMANIA, JUNE 2011
Tasmania – Tasman Peninsula, Freycinet MPA and Governor’s Island (Barrett, Johnson):Dives in Tasmania were focused on two main goals. One aspect of the surveys in Tasmania is to... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: TASMANIA, JUNE 2010
Southern and Eastern Tasmania (Barrett, Johnson): There are two elements to the IMOS AUV Facility activities in Tasmania, including sustained observation of the impacts of... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: TASMANIA, JUNE 2009
Tasmania (Barrett, Lucier - TAFI; Johnson, Ling - UTAS) The primary objective of this work was to describe biological assemblages associated with rocky reef systems in deep... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: St Joseph Banks, JUNE 2008
AUV Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) surveyed benthic habitats around the Sir Joseph Banks Island group in South Australia during June 2008 as part of an IMOS-funded research... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: South East Queensland, OCTOBER 2010
SE Queensland – Moreton Island (Babcock): Dive sites were selected inside and outside of a green zone offshore of Moreton Island. A broad grid was completed at each site and... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: South East Queensland, NOVEMBER 2011
The objectives of the work in SE Queensland (Nov. 2011) was to revisit dive sites inside and outside of a green zone offshore of Moreton Island. There were a few issues... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: Solitary Island , AUGUST 2012
Solitary Islands (Barrett, Jordan, Hayes): Dives in the Solitary Islands were focused on surveying reef habitats around the Solitary Island Marine Park. The surveys were... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: NINGALOO, MAY 2007
AUV Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) undertook a series of trials were undertaken in collaboration with scientist from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) to... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: Great Barrier Reef, SEPTEMBER 2007
AUV Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) was part of a three week research cruise in September 2007 aboard the R/V Southern Surveyor documenting drowned shelf edge reefs at... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: GREAT BARRIER REEF, FEBRUARY 2011
GBR Queensland (Doherty): In the Great Barrier Reef the program is focused on seagrass beds in the middle of the GBR lagoon to understand how their abundance is affected by... -
IMOS - Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Sirius
The IMOS AUV Facility has an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle called Sirius (IMOS platform code:SIRIUS), capable of undertaking high resolution geo-referenced survey work. This...