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Biological, chemical and physical observations in inshore waters of the Great Barrier Reef (1979)

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Updated 23/06/2025

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The distribution of salinity, temperature, suspended particles, light transmissivity, chlorophyll a and phaeophytin pigments, across the Great Barrier Reef lagoon offshore from Townsville, was measured from January 9, 1979 to January 3, 1980 at weekly intervals, weather permitting.The six stations sampled were located on a straight line between Cape Ferguson (19°16'S, 147°04'E), near AIMS, and Keeper Reef (18°45'S, 147°15'E).At every radar positioned station, six samples were taken from top to bottom at regular intervals of 2, 3, 3, 5, 6 and 8 m, at stations 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9 respectively. This study was undertaken to investigate the extent of gradients in a number of parameters (salinity, temperature, suspended particles, light transmissivity, chlorophyll a and phaeophytin pigments) both across the lagoon and through the water column at different times of the year.

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Title Biological, chemical and physical observations in inshore waters of the Great Barrier Reef (1979)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/5bea4b92-b1f8-4cd4-abd6-f52f29345dba
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 20/11/2017
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Biological, chemical and physical observations in inshore waters of the Great Barrier Reef (1979)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/biological-chemical-and-physical-observations-in-inshore-waters-of-the-great-barrier-reef-19791