New ocean wind speed and direction database covering Australasian coastal waters available on the AODN Portal
Integrated Marine Observing System
Published: 27 March 2023
CSIRO and University of Melbourne released a km-scale SAR wind dataset for coastal waters in Australia and nearby regions, offering detailed, validated wind data for science, industry, and extreme weather analysis.
Keywords: SAR winds, IMOS, coastal winds, Sentinel-1, ocean data, wind speed, AODN
Back to the future with a big win for Biogeochemical Argo!
Integrated Marine Observing System
Published: 1 May 2023
IMOS recovered its first Biogeochemical Argo floats after 4 years and ~150 profiles each. The data supports ocean carbon research, acidification studies, and satellite validation. Floats will be redeployed to continue monitoring.
Keywords: IMOS, Biogeochemical Argo, ocean carbon, pH, floats recovery, East Australian Current, ocean monitoring
National data infrastructure serves up in-situ wave observations
Integrated Marine Observing System
Published: 29 May 2023
IMOS and ARDC have unified in-situ wave data from multiple sectors into a national, standardised collection, improving access and quality for stakeholders via the AODN Portal.
Keywords: IMOS, wave data, AODN, ARDC, ocean observations, in-situ, standardisation
