Region: Western Australia
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Ground Stations
Ground Stations operate and service a reception antenna at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in Townsville, Queensland to support the collection and streaming of satellite remote sensing data to national and international data centres. This Ground Station extends data coverage into the equatorial part of the Western Pacific Ocean and complements other ground…
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Ocean Colour
Ocean colour measured from space using satellite remote sensing, provides information on suspended particles within the water that alter the absorption and reflection of light. These changes in ocean colour is often used to infer the concentration of phytoplankton, however based upon their interactions with light, particulate organic matter and particulate inorganic matter is also…
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Sea Surface Temperature Products
The Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Satellite Remote Sensing Sub-Facility in a collaborative effort with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology produce high-resolution satellite sea surface temperature (SST) products over the Australian and Southern Ocean regions, designed to suit a range of operational and research applications. All these products follow the latest International Group for High Resolution…
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Satellite Remote Sensing
Earth observing satellites provide a uniquely efficient means of making repetitive observations automatically over vast areas of the world’s oceans. Although confined to the surface layer, over the past 30 years these observations have been a vital tool for both biological and physical oceanographers and have played a key role in advancing both sciences. Objective…
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Ningaloo Moorings – WA
Ningaloo Moorings extends the current IMOS Western Australia Moorings sub-Facility with the deployment of a mooring within the Ningaloo region, in waters off Tantabiddi on the North West Cape. The Ningaloo Moorings sub-Facility is funded by the Western Australian government. Ningaloo Moorings ceased operations in February 2023, however data is still available through the AODN Portal. Why it’s…
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Larval Fish
Larval fish are sensitive to environmental changes, with many oceanographic processes influencing their distribution, abundance and survival. Most fish species have eggs and larvae that are easily sampled with plankton nets in the upper layers of the ocean making them easy to sample with existing sampling methods. The ease of capture and their sensitivity to…