Brief description
AUV Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) was deployed near Whyalla in South Australia in June 2008.The objective of the trip was to document nocturnal cuttlefish camouflage behaviour near spawning grounds in Whyalla, SA. In excess of 100,000 cuttlefish aggregate in this area each year to spawn. The AUV spent one week following the Sir Joseph Banks trip being deployed at night in the shallow waters around these spawning grounds. In all, 35 dives were completed over a 6 day/night period. These short dives allowed the AUV to operate in very shallow waters where the cuttlefish are known to aggregate.
The dive reports from this campaign summarise AUV activity during each dive. Data for this campaign will soon be available.
Notes
CreditAustralia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
Credit
Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR)
Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR)
Credit
National Geographic Society
National Geographic Society
Credit
Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory
Created: 10 03 2009
Data time period: 23 06 2008 to 27 06 2008
text: northlimit=-32.993; southlimit=-32.997; westlimit=137.723; eastLimit=137.761
Subjects
BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY |
Carbon Dioxide |
Chlorophyll |
Conductivity |
CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers) |
Cameras | Still Cameras - underwater |
Countries | Australia |
Current Meters/Profilers | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) |
Data Loggers |
Digital Imaging (acquisition and/or analysis) |
EARTH SCIENCE |
Fluorescence |
Field Surveys | Underwater Surveys |
Fluorometers |
IMOS Facility | AUV | Autonomous Underwater Vehicle |
Nutrients |
OCEAN CHEMISTRY |
OCEAN OPTICS |
OCEAN TEMPERATURE |
OCEANS |
Organic Matter |
Oxygen |
SALINITY/DENSITY |
Seafloor Topography |
SONAR |
Seabed Vehicles |
States, Territories (Australia) | South Australia |
Turbidity |
Turbulence Sensors |
Water Depth |
Water Temperature |
oceans |
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