Category: Ocean Gliders
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IMOS is extending our monitoring of extreme marine events
As our oceans continue to change at unprecedented rates, the data collected by IMOS is increasingly important in helping to understand the state and trends of our environment. The impact of natural disasters currently cost the Australian economy at least $38 billion per year and is projected to rise to $73 billion per year by…
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400th ocean glider launched
IMOS and our operating partner, The University of Western Australia, have reached a major milestone in our ocean observation program with the launch of the 400th ocean glider mission. In the latest mission, gliders were launched along the Rottnest continental shelf, a continuation of observations that began 16 years ago, and will focus on collecting…
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IMOS data supports RV Investigator voyage observing EAC eddies
Scientists aboard the current CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator voyage are taking a close look at the structure of East Australian Current (EAC) eddies.
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Application of IMOS data to analysis and conclusions in the 2022 IPCC working group II report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report was released on 28 February 2022.
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Food Security: how IMOS data contributes to the management of our valuable marine resources
This is the first in a series of IMOS Impact Case Studies, available for download from the IMOS website.
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IMOS ocean gliders provided a comprehensive in-situ dataset during the 2020 Great Barrier Reef bleaching event
From mid-November 2019 to late March 2020, IMOS ocean gliders spent 85 days at sea in the central and northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR), traveling a total of 1800 km between Cooktown and Townsville.