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Myrmidon Reef currents and sea level data, Great Barrier Reef (1985)

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An array of oceanographic instruments was deployed at six stations in the vicinity of Myrmidon Reef between January 1985 and May 1985. A tide gauge was deployed at Arab Reef, south west of Myrmidon Reef (MYR1). Three tide gauges were deployed on Myrmidon Reef (MYR2, MYR3, MYR4). Two current meters were deployed on a single mooring to the west of Myrmidon Reef (MYR5) and two current meters were deployed on a single mooring to the south of Myrmidon Reef (MYR6). Deployment Details: Station: MYR1Instrument: Aanderaa WLR #435 (with temperature)Instrument Depth (m): 20Date Deployed: 18/1/85Date Recovered: 21/4/85Sampling Interval: 30 minutesStation: MYR2Instrument: Seadata TDR #196 (with temperature)Instrument Depth (m): 9Date Deployed: 19/1/85Date Recovered: 3/5/85Sampling Interval: 30 minutesStation: MYR3Instrument: Aanderaa WLR #599 (no temperature)Instrument Depth (m): 15Date Deployed: 20/1/85Date Recovered: 3/5/85Sampling Interval: 30 minutesStation: MYR4Instrument: Seadata TDR #144 (with temperature)Instrument Depth (m): 2Date Deployed: 20/1/85Date Recovered: 3/5/85Sampling Interval: 30 minutesStation: MYR5Instrument: Top - Aanderaa RCM4 #4325 (with temperature, depth)Instrument Depth (m): 36Instrument: Bottom - Aanderaa RCM4 #4327 (with temperature, depth)Instrument Depth (m): 76Date Deployed: 19/1/85Date Recovered: 5/5/85Sampling Interval: 30 minutesStation: MYR6Instrument: Top - Aanderaa RCM4 #6021 (with temperature, depth)Instrument Depth (m): 35Instrument: Bottom - Aanderaa RCM4 #7370 (with temperature, conductivity)Instrument Depth (m): 50Date Deployed: 20/1/85Date Recovered: 3/5/85Sampling Interval: 30 minutesWind data, recorded at 30 minute intervals, was obtained from the AIMS weather station at Rib Reef. Missing data was calculated from the twice daily recordings at the Bureau of Meteorology's Pine Island Lighthouse. This study was undertaken to provide a time series data base to investigate deep water intrusions onto an outer barrier reef. In a concurrent study, Dr DJ Barnes was collecting long time series data of reef metabolic rates. The two studies were to be compared to test the coherence of metabolic rates of benthic microalgae on reef flats with the occurrence of bottom intrusions.

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Title Myrmidon Reef currents and sea level data, Great Barrier Reef (1985)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/f292b24b-108e-4e08-9ef2-eef15440c70f
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 20/11/2017
Geospatial Coverage
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Myrmidon Reef currents and sea level data, Great Barrier Reef (1985)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/myrmidon-reef-currents-and-sea-level-data-great-barrier-reef-19851