Brief description
Establishment of a bio-optical database of Australian Waters (SRS-OC-BODBAW) By harvesting all bio-geochemical and bio-optical data from all the IMOS data streams (ANMN, NRS, ANFOG, SRS Ocean Colour - Lucinda Jetty) and from legacy databases (e.g SRFME/WAMSI, Great Barrier Reef Long Term Monitoring Program, Aquafin CRC, Port Hacking transect, Research cruises in the Southern Ocean) it is possible to establish an Australian Database of bio-geochemical and bio-optical data. This SRS dataset covers the southern oceans worldwide and Indonesian waters. The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) are providing some of the data to the bio-optical database. This activity aims to collate measurements undertaken prior to the commencement of IMOS by several members of the Australian biological oceanography community. This database is used to assess accuracy of Satellite ocean colour products for current and forthcoming satellite missions for the Australian Waters. The bio-optical database underpins the assessment of ocean colour products in the Australian region (e.g. chlorophyll a concentrations, phytoplankton species composition and primary production). Such a data set is crucial to quantify the uncertainty in the ocean colour products in our region. Further, it is essential to assessing new ocean colour data products generated for the Australian region. The contribution of such a database to international space agencies ensures that the accuracy of global algorithm developed for future sensors will increase for Australian waters as bias towards Northern Hemisphere observation will be reduced. The database contains biooptical data (i.e. HPLC, Chlorophyll by spectrophotometric methods, full spectral absorptions, TSS ) and in situ optical data (Vertical attenuation, water leaving radiance, reflectances, Atmospheric Optical Depth, spectral and single channel absorption and backscattering).Lineage
Maintenance and Update Frequency: continualNotes
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.
Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
Marine National Facility (MNF)
Created: 14 06 2011
Data time period: 07 12 1997
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