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New South Wales

The broad geographical reach of the East Australian Current (EAC) influences the climate and marine economies of nearly half the Australian population, from Brisbane to Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart. The poleward flowing EAC brings warm water down the New South Wales (NSW) coast modulating the region’s climate as well as the composition, organisation and function of marine ecosystems. 

The EAC and the eddy field it produces dominate the marine environment on the narrow, NSW continental shelf. IMOS in NSW has a focus on processes north and south of the separation zone off Coffs Harbour (30ºS) and Sydney (34ºS).

Credit Icon Dan Atwater, JCU

Other nationally operated infrastructure in New South Wales includes

Argo Floats

Marine Microbiome

Satellite Remote Sensing Products

The New South Wales marine science community has used IMOS observations to produce

328

Journal Articles

86

Reports

113

Projects

46

Data Products

97

Postgraduate Projects

New South Wales institutional users of IMOS observations

Government Departments & Research Agencies
Research Collaboration & Non-government
Industry & Services
Universities

New South Wales research partnerships include

The Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) is a principal participant to the unincorporated joint venture. The data collected by IMOS has been used by all major Universities in New South Wales including, University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, Macquarie University and University of Technology Sydney.

This has, in turn, led to significant relationships across many sectors, including with the NSW State Government.