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Northern Australia Automated Marine Weather and Oceanographic Stations

Name: Northern Australia Automated Marine Weather and Oceanographic Stations
Published: 2025

Australian Institute of Marine Science

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

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Automatic weather stations have been deployed by AIMS since 1980. Most of the stations are along the Great Barrier Reef including the Torres Strait in North-Eastern Australia but there is also a station in Darwin and one in Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. Many of the stations are located on the reef itself either on poles located in the reef lagoon or on tourist pontoons or other structures. The following is a list of the weather stations which have been deployed by AIMS and the period of time for which data may be available. Records may not be continuous for the time spans given. Currently Active Stations: Queensland: Agincourt Reef: Start 1/11/1989 Cape Bowling Green: Start 9/7/1983 Cleveland Bay: Start 3/7/1990 Davies Reef: Start 18/10/1991 Square Rocks: Start 19/12/2009 Hardy Reef: Start 14/6/1989 Lizard Island: Start 13/08/2010 Heron Island: Start 02/08/2008 Myrmidon Reef: Start 2/11/1987 Wreck of the Yongala: Start 30/10/2010 Northern Territory: Darwin: Start 14/02/2015 Western Australia: Ningaloo Reef (Milyering): Start 12/2/1997 Torres Strait: Thursday Island: Start 06/02/12 Bramble Cay (Maizab Kaur): Start 15/7/2015 Masig (Yorke) Island: Start 6/2/2012 Historical Data: Badu Island: Start 08/05/2018: End 03/06/2021 Beagle Gulf Mooring: Start 24/5/2015: End 16/7/2017 Cape Cleveland: Start 2/6/1993: End 30/9/1996 Cape Ferguson: Start 1/11/1983: End 30/5/1985 Coconut Island: Start 30/9/1988: End 5/11/1991 (Data not yet located) Coral Creek (Hinchinbrook Island): Start 16/10/1980: End 30/7/1985 Daintree River: Start 12/2/97: End 31/5/98 Halftide Rock: Start 26/7/2000: End 19/12/2009 John Brewer Reef: Start 31/7/1987: End 30/5/1988 One Tree Island: Start 18/11/2008: End 11/06/2021 Orpheus Island: Start 20/12/2002: End 02/09/2010 Raine Island: Start 08/08/2012: End - Station currently maintained by Qld National Parks Rib Reef: Start 29/2/1980: End 3/12/1985 Saibai Island: Start 01/05/2016: End 05/03/2021 Weather stations may be equipped with sensors to measure some or all of the following parameters: sea temperature at a range of depths, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation (light as PAR), wind direction and wind speed. These data are collected to support scientific research at AIMS. A number of funding bodies have contributed to the infrastructure and data collection, or continue to contribute to and support the program. In addition to the Northern Australia Automated Marine Weather and Oceanographic Stations Program, these include: -Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) -Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS). IMOS is a national collaborative research infrastructure, supported by the Australian Government. -Queensland State Government Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) - an initiative of the Australian Government being conducted as part of the National Research Infrastructure Strategy -Wireless Sensor Networks Facility (formerly known as Facility for The Automated Intelligent Monitoring of Marine Systems (FAIMMS)), part of the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System project (GBROOS) (IMOS) -The Tropical Water Quality Hub of the National Environmental Science Programme (NESP) and preceeding body Tropical Ecosystems Hub of the National Environmental Research Program (NERP), funded by the Australian Government. Download via the AODN Portal is currently unavailable, access through programming links below or the AIMS Time Series Explorer - https://apps.aims.gov.au/ts-explorer/

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Queensland State Government Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)

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Wireless Sensor Networks Facility (formerly known as Facility for The Automated Intelligent Monitoring of Marine Systems (FAIMMS)), part of the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System project (GBROOS) (IMOS)

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Tropical Water Quality Hub of the National Environmental Science Programme (NESP)

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Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA)

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Tropical Ecosystems hub of the National Environmental Research Program (NERP)

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Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

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Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)

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Bainbridge, Scott. (AIMS)

Modified: 23 06 2025

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Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (PAR wavelengths) in the atmosphere | Hail duration in the atmosphere | Hail intensity in the atmosphere | Precipitation duration (liquid water equivalent) in the atmosphere | Precipitation rate (liquid water equivalent) in the atmosphere | Pressure (measured variable) exerted by the atmosphere | Relative humidity of the atmosphere | Temperature of the atmosphere | Temperature of the water body | Thickness of hail amount in the atmosphere | Thickness of precipitation amount (liquid water equivalent) in the atmosphere | Wind from direction in the atmosphere | Wind speed in the atmosphere | Wireless Sensor Networks Facility, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) | oceans |

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A versatile long-range telementry system particularly suited to meterological, environmental sensing at remote locations. Technical bulletin. Instrumental facilities: Colman RS, Carr K and Gill EF (1982) A versatile long-range telementry system particularly suited to meterological, environmental sensing at remote locations. Technical bulletin. Instrumental facilities. AIMS-IF-82-1. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 30 p.

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AIMS weather stations latest readings

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Technical notes on weather monitoring telemetry system: Gill EF (1988) Technical notes on weather monitoring telemetry system. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 35 p.

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Data access through the Time Series Explorer

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Nunez, M., Cantin, N., Steinberg, C., van Dongen-Vogels, V., & Bainbridge, S. (2022). Correcting PAR Data from Photovoltaic Quantum Sensors on Remote Weather Stations on the Great Barrier Reef, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 39(4), 425-448 https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-21-0095.1

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