Region: South Australia
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Acoustic Telemetry
Acoustic Telemetry uses a large network of strategically located acoustic receivers in waters around Australia to detect and track tagged animals. This network typically consists of two main types of deployments, large cross shelf arrays or curtains and clustered arrays around local areas such as reefs, headlands, and estuaries. Data collection Acoustic Telemetry makes it…
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Animal Tracking
Animal Tracking supports the collection of a wide range of data using tagged animals including fish, sharks and marine mammals. Data collection Animal Tracking consists of two sub-Facilities: Acoustic Telemetry, which uses a continental-scale array of strategically placed underwater acoustic receivers and a central data repository to monitor and track broad-scale movements of tagged animals,…
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Ocean Radar
IMOS Ocean Radar provide maps of surface currents at the mesoscale (generally an area of 150 Km x 150 Km), that contribute to research into biological systems, ocean modelling, ocean circulation and provide a valuable tool in monitoring coastal currents. Data How it works The Ocean Radar Facility currently uses two types of High-Frequency ocean…
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Biogeochemical Argo
Biogeochemical Argo floats are profiling floats that, in addition to temperature and salinity, carry sensors to measure any combination of dissolved oxygen, pH, dissolved nitrate, chlorophyll fluorescence, particulate backscatter and incoming solar radiation. These measurements are used to address science questions regarding variability in the oceans’ biological carbon pump, the uptake of anthropogenic CO2 by…
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Argo Floats
Argo Floats deployed by IMOS provide real-time observations of the oceans around Australia. Argo floats measure both temperature and salinity in the upper 2000m of the ocean every 10 days. Argo floats have revolutionised our understanding of the broad scale structure of the ocean. Since the Argo program began, the array of floats have provided…