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IMOS is part of Australia’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). Research infrastructure refers to the facilities, equipment, resources, and skilled workforce that underpin cutting-edge research and innovation in Australia. Researchers across many institutions can access the infrastructure, ensuring equitable and common access across the country, from our regions to our cities.

Principal Participants include the University of Tasmania, CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.

Credit Icon Tim Fountain, CSIRO

IMOS’ sustained ocean observing infrastructure in Tasmania

National Mooring Network
The National Mooring Network is a collection of mooring arrays strategically positioned in Australian coastal […]
Satellite Remote Sensing
Earth observing satellites provide a uniquely efficient means of making repetitive observations automatically over vast […]
Acidification Moorings
Acidification Moorings are a specially designed mooring system that measures CO2 of the ocean’s surface and […]
Wave Buoys
Wave Buoys are used to measure the state of the ocean surface, primarily wave height. […]
Deep Water Moorings
Deep water moorings provide high-quality, high-resolution in-situ information regarding the physical environment in which they […]
Ocean Gliders
Ocean gliders are autonomous underwater vehicles that propel themselves with changes in buoyancy, ascending and […]
Ships of Opportunity
The IMOS Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) Facility uses a combination of volunteer commercial and research […]

Other nationally operated infrastructure in Tasmania includes

Argo Floats

Animal Tracking

Satellite Remote Sensing Products

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

The Tasmanian marine science community has used IMOS observations to produce

225

Journal Articles

77

Reports

80

Projects

35

Data Projects

58

Postgraduate Projects

Tasmanian institutional users of IMOS observations

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

IMOS office and Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN)

Based at the University of Tasmania, the IMOS Office manages and coordinates the IMOS Facilities spread around the country. The Australian Ocean Data Network makes all data collected by the IMOS Facilities openly available. These jobs represent a highly-skilled workforce of software developers and data scientists.

CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere’s proximity to the IMOS Office and their key place in the partnership further enriches the collaboration.