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Peel-Harvey Estuary Rainfall Data
No full textMaintenance and Update Frequency: notPlannedStatement: The data was collected by the Bureau of Meteorology as part of their routine weather monitoring programme.
The data from 1889 to 1906 consists of monthly rainfall figures.
The data from 1906 to 1993 includes the number of rainy days per month, monthly rainfall figures and daily rainfall figures for each month.<b>Credit</b><br/>Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)Rainfall data from 1889 to 1993 for areas near the Peel-Harvey Estuary collected by Bureau of Meteorology as part of their routine weather monitoring programme
Boston Bay CTD Data 01 October 1997
No full textStatement: The quality of the data is good enough for the purpose of the study.
Data parameter: depth (metres), water temperature (oC), salinity (0/00).<b>Purpose</b><br/>Oceanographic study of Boston Bay.Four samples were collected at Boston Bay using a conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD)device on 1st October 1997, for analysis of water temperature and salinity data
Photographic documentation of some of the impacts of a 1-in-30 year storm on the ocean beach at South Curl Curl, NSW (8th June, 2007)
No full textMaintenance and Update Frequency: notPlannedStatement: Images taken with a 6.0 megapixel digital cameraStatement: Parameters: No parameters are associated with this resource, which constitutes photographic material.<b>Purpose</b><br/>To illustrate the impact of a 30-year storm on Sydney's beaches. Also, to emphasise the need to plan for such events in the future, to protect property, people and the environment.Friday 8th June 2007 saw a severe weather warning from the Bureau of Meterology. They warned of winds gusting to 90kph, flash flooding, waves exceeding 5m in the surf zone and significant beach erosion. It was dubbed a 30-year storm, and came as a costly reminder of the devasting power of the natural environment. These photographic images were taken on Wednesday 13th June and illustrate some of the impacts of the storm on Sydneys beaches, and the response of local councils in the clean-up effort
WAMSI Node 3.1.1b and 3.2.2 - Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: finescale coral reef fish surveys Ningaloo Reef - Osprey Sanctuary Zone
No full textStatement: See attached metadata reports for detailed methodologyFrom 2006 to 2007 at northern Ningaloo Reef, stereo Baited Remote Underwater Video (stereo-BRUVs) and stereo Diver Operated Video (stereo-DOVs) were used to measure fish assemblages across shallow coral reef lagoon habitats. Osprey Sanctuary zone was one area that was studied. The video footage was used to create the raw abundance and length data of different fish species
Systematics of chitons
No full textMaintenance and Update Frequency: unknownStatement: Original record compiled for the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI), Project 3.8, 2008. Originally sourced from several databases compiled by WA DEC Marine Science Branch of projects relevant to the marine parks of WA. Variable metadata information was available.Collection and taxonomy of chitons from Sailfish Reef and Direction Island
North West Shelf Development Project: Benthic Samples from North Rankin A Field.
No full textMaintenance and Update Frequency: unknownStatement: Original record compiled for the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI), Project 3.8, 2008. Originally sourced from DEWHA EPBC Referrals online (April, 2008). Metadata information generated from citations in referrals. Date range from citation date. Abstract derived from citation title only. Spatial extent derived from referral area of interest.<b>Credit</b><br/>Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)<b>Credit</b><br/>Woodside Offshore Petroleum Pty LtdNorth West Shelf Development Project: Benthic Samples from North Rankin A Field
OSU Buoy Group: Arlindo current meter records
No full textStatement: The data were recorded with ADCPs and Aanderaa RCM8 current meters. The Aanderaa records also contains a data report for the Arlindo experiment which shows plots of the current records and various statistics.<b>Credit</b><br/>Oregon State UniversityData from moorings that were in place for at least 6 months in deep water and include meteorological data, pressure records and temperature records gathered by the Oregon State University (OSU) Buoy Group over a span of more than 35 years. In addition, included are a number of electronic (i.e., browser-formatted) data reports.<br/><br/>This dataset relates to current meter records from the Arlindo experiement.<br/>Other links available on this site will take you to the collection of data reports, an historical retrospective of the Buoy Group and instructions on how to download the data for the following:<br/><br/>* Atlantic Ocean data<br/>* Pacific Ocean data<br/>* Indian Ocean data<br/>* Southern Ocean data <br/>* Electronic data reports<br/>* History of the Group<br/>* How to use this dis
Human activity and its effects on marine intertidal plant and animal populations: monitoring and management
No full textMaintenance and Update Frequency: notPlanned<b>Credit</b><br/>This thesis was carried out under the supervision of Prof Mick Keough.<b>Credit</b><br/>The Department of Conservation and Environment and the Victorian Institute of Marine Science provided financial support.<b>Purpose</b><br/>To examine the relationships between human use and biological changes in a rocky intertidal zone.This thesis examines the relationships between human use and biological changes in the rocky intertidal zone of the Bunurong Marine Park, Victoria between January 1990 and June 1991. The key areas of activities were to i) describe the types and patterns of human activities on the reef, ii) assess the impact and recovery of reef biota to these activities with particular focus on Hormosira banksii, the dominant algal community and iii) determine the natural fluctuations in reef communities to provide a baseline to detect future changes in response to protection.<br/><br/>Surveys of human activities between January 1990 and April 1991 found walking to be the most common activity. Levels of human use were greatest during school holidays followed by weekends and were lowest during term weekdays. During school holidays use varied with the time of day and use on term weekend depended on weather. <br/><br/>The impact of collecting intertidal gastropods and trampling were investigated. There was no relationship between the observed patterns of human use and variations in the size distributions of collected and non-collected intertidal gastropods. Experimental trampling showed that the dominant alga on these reefs, Hormosira banksii, was severely affected by trampling. The cover of Hormosira was reduced by trampling and the decrease in cover depended on the level of trampling. No significant effects of trampling were detected for any other species. Trampled beds of Hormosirra banksii took well over a year to recover to the same level as adjacent mats. <br/><br/>Algal monitoring showed that the cover of Hormosira was stable over time, except for a large decrease due to desiccation in summer. These findings are discussed in relation to the management of the Bunurong Marine National Park
Coral reef fish assemblages of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia
No full textMaintenance and Update Frequency: annuallyStatement: Sampling Technique: Baited remote underwater stereo-video systems (stereo BRUVs) deployed by boat at shallow (8-12 m) and deep (22-26 m) coral reef habitats. This was conducted May 2005 & 2006. Future: May 2007, May 2008<b>Credit</b><br/>The project is funded by the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council (NACC) through Natural Heritage Trust (NHT) funding supplied by the West Australian and Australian Governments. Additional support is provided from within UWA and by the Department of Fisheries, WA.<b>Purpose</b><br/>1) Assess the structure and spatial distribution of coral reef fish assemblages at the Abrolhos Islands so that pressures such as climate change and fishing can be assessed over time. 2) To monitor and measure the effects of fishing (and protection) on coral reef fish assemblages at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands using non destructive, fishery independent sampling techniques 3) To bridge the gaps between science, the community and policy/planning through public education of the effects of Marine Protected Areas at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands 4) To improve our understanding of marine ecosystems at the islands increasing our capacity to manage fisheries for conservation of biodiversity.Measures of relative abundance and length (snout to fork) of all fish species observed on video images (~160 species) to assess the structure and spatial distribution of coral reef fish assemblages at the Abrolhos Island
Assimilation of Satellite Observations into Coastal Biogeochemical Models
No full textMaintenance and Update Frequency: notPlanned<b>Credit</b><br/>This thesis was carried out under the supervision of Dr Jeffrey Walker, Dr Peter Oke and Prof Rodger Grayson.<b>Credit</b><br/>This thesis was supported by a CSIRO-Melbourne University Collaborative Research Grant and a Melbourne Research Scholarship.<b>Credit</b><br/>The contributions of Dr John Parslow, Dr Pavel Sakov and Dr Stuart Corney are gratefully acknowledged.<b>Credit</b><br/>Dr Mike Herzfeld and Mr Jason Waring provided assistance with the use of MECO.<b>Purpose</b><br/>The purpose of this thesis was to assimilate satellite sea surface temperature (SST) observations into a high resolution hydrodynamic model using Port Phillip Bay as a case study.This thesis investigates the improvement of forecasting water temperature in a coastal embayment through the assimilation of satellite sea surface temperature (SST). Port Phillip Bay (PPB) in southeastern Australia was used as a case study, where temperature forecasts could be compared against in situ temperature measurements. Over the long term satellite derived SST observations were found to have negligible bias, however a strong diurnal bias was apparent. The model of PPB replicated the main features of PPB well, although the temperature prediction was warm biased. <br/><br/>The actual assimilation of SST data was contrasted against a climatology forecast of PPB temperature. The assimilation of SST, without any specific accounting for the diurnal bias improved the forecast, although errors due to observational bias were noted. Attempts to remove this bias using diurnal correction algorithms failed, owing to a larger than expected cool skin. Conditional merging, which combines spatial and in situ observations, was applied to the SST observations and improved forecast accuracy by reducing the observation bias. This work demonstrates that forecasting models can be improved through the assimilation of satellite derived observations. An examination of the assimilation innovations indicated where the forecast accuracy could be further improved