Category: 20th Anniversary

  • Tracking sea-level rise: IMOS delivers critical satellite validation

    Tracking sea-level rise: IMOS delivers critical satellite validation

    Celebrating 20 years of sustained marine observing The sea level climate data record derived from satellite altimetry underpins how we understand the ocean and its response to a changing climate. By capturing measurements of waves, tides, circulation and long-term sea level trends, this record provides critical evidence for science, policy and decision-making. Ensuring its accuracy…

  • IMOS marks 20 years of ocean observing at the 2026 Annual Meeting

    IMOS marks 20 years of ocean observing at the 2026 Annual Meeting

    The IMOS community recently came together in nipaluna, Hobart to celebrate two decades of nationally coordinated ocean observing at the 20th Anniversary Annual Meeting. The milestone event highlighted the critical role of IMOS, enabled by National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, in delivering long-term observations that underpin marine science, climate research, and decision-making. The three-day program…

  • Oceanographic Calibration Facility achieves 10,000th instrument calibration

    Oceanographic Calibration Facility achieves 10,000th instrument calibration

    Celebrating 20 years of sustained marine observing As IMOS enters its 20th anniversary year, the Oceanographic Calibration Facility operated by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, will also achieve a major milestone: the calibration of its 10,000th oceanographic instrument – the IMOS National Reference Station at Maria Island, Tasmania! Based at the CSIRO Marine Laboratories in…