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BIOMATE data compilation (v1.0)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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Biological ocean data collected from ships find reuse in aggregations of historical data. These data are heavily relied upon to document long term change, validate satellite algorithms for ocean biology and are useful in assessing the performance of autonomous platforms and biogeochemical models. There is a need to combine subsurface biological and physical data into one aggregate data product to support reproducible research. Existing aggregate products are dissimilar in source data, have largely been isolated to the surface ocean and most omit physical data. These products cannot easily be used to explore subsurface bio-physical relationships. We present the first version of a biological ocean data reformatting effort (BIO-MATE, https://gitlab.com/KBaldry/BIO-MATE). BIO-MATE uses R software that reformats openly sourced published datasets from oceanographic voyages. These reformatted biological and physical data from underway sensors, profiling sensors and pigments analysis are stored in an interoperable and reproducible BIO-MATE data product for easy access and use.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title BIOMATE data compilation (v1.0)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/d8a0f7b3-f023-4a7e-a4f2-004981cd6fa5
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
baldry.kimberlee@gmail.com
Reference Period 06/01/1985 - 10/05/2019
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "BIOMATE data compilation (v1.0)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/biomate-data-compilation-v1-0