The primary institutions comprising the Bluewater and Climate Node user community include;

Lead Institution

• CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR)  http://www.cmar.csiro.au

Collaborating Institutions

• Bureau of Meterology (BOM) http://www.bom.gov.au/
• Department of Climate Change and energy Efficiency  http://www.climatechange.gov.au/
• The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD - http://www.aad.gov.au/).
• The Antarctic Climate and Ecosystem Co-operative Research Centre (ACE-CRC)  http://www.acecrc.org.au
• Macquarie University  http://www.mq.edu.au/
• Sydney Institute for Marine Science (SIMS)  http://www.sims.org.au/
• Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) http://www.imas.utas.edu.au/

International Links

The Bluewater and Climate Node contributes to the following global programs;

• Argo
• Ships of Opportunity
• OceanSITES
• Monitoring Apex Predators of the Southern Ocean (MAPSO)

The Bluewater and Climate Node contributes to the following regional observing systems;

• The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)
• The Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS)
• The Southwest Pacific Climate Experiment (SPICE)