Region: New Zealand

Air-sea fluxes, the exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean, play an important role in the global climate. Mapping these fluxes is therefore vital to understanding the role of the ocean in climate variability, carbon levels, ecosystems and coastal environments. Research Vessel Real-Time Air-Sea Fluxes uses autonomous instrumentation to monitor important meteorological and ocean surface…

The IMOS Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) Facility uses a combination of volunteer commercial and research vessels to collect data relating to physical, chemical and biological oceanography and ecology. As chartered vessels for equipment deployment are expensive and time consuming, the use of volunteer vessels, in addition to equipment especially designed to be deployed efficiently and…