IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2004/2005
Updated: 2026-09-20
The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. SOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit. For each year, three reports are issued: Report 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments Report 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections Report 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard These reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. Report 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. Report 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements: 1. Sediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring. 2. Water samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring. 3. Samples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. Note that not all these sample types were collected in any given year. Report 3.Sensors provides: 1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring. 2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2004-2005 year. 3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations. This metadata record represents the reports for the 2004/2005 research season.
Data
- Southern Ocean Time Series page on IMOS website
- AODN Data Portal (discover SOTS data by refining your search using the SOTS sub-facility under IMOS, in the Organisation Facet)
- Report 1. Overview - Version 1
- Report 2. Samples - Version 1
- Report 3. Sensors - Version 1
- Full metadata link
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- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Observatory is a Sub-Facility of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated under collaborative arrangements by the CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Bureau of Meteorology, and University of Tasmania (via the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre). The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.\n\nSee child metadata records of this record for access to annual reports for a given research year."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2000/2001","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2000-2001 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2000/2001 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2018/2019","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Observatory is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nThe SOTS Sub-facility consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2018-19 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2018/2019 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2001/2002","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2001-2002 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2001/2002 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 1999/2000","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 1999-2000 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 1999/2000 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2012/2013","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Observatory is a Sub-Facility of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated under collaborative arrangements by the CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Bureau of Meteorology, and University of Tasmania (via the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre). The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2012-13 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2012/2013 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2008/2009","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2008-2009 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2008/2009 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2017/2018","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Observatory is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nThe SOTS Sub-facility consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2017-18 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2017/2018 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2023/2024","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Observatory is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nThe SOTS Sub-facility consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections\nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2023-24 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2023/2024 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2020/2021","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Observatory is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nThe SOTS Sub-facility consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections\nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2020-21 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2020/2021 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2015/2016","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-Facility of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated under collaborative arrangements by the CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Bureau of Meteorology, and University of Tasmania (via the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre). The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nThe SOTS Sub-facility consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2015-16 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2015/2016 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2021/2022","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Observatory is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nThe SOTS Sub-facility consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections\nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2021-22 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2021/2022 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2009/2010","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2009-10 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2009/2010 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2011/2012","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2011-12 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2011/2012 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2016/2017","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Observatory is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nThe SOTS Sub-facility consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2016-17 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2016/2017 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2013/2015","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Observatory is a Sub-Facility of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated under collaborative arrangements by the CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Bureau of Meteorology, and University of Tasmania (via the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre). The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments (not available yet as at January 2021)\nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard (not available yet as at January 2021)\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2013-15 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2013/2015 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2002/2003","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2002-2003 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2002/2003 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2019/2020","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Observatory is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nThe SOTS Sub-facility consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2019-20 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2019/2020 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2022/2023","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) Observatory is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nThe SOTS Sub-facility consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections\nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2022-23 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2022/2023 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2007/2008","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nThis metadata record represents Report 1 for the 2007/2008 research season, as no samples were collected nor sensors deployed, the other reports have not been generated."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2006/2007","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2006-2007 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2006/2007 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 1998/1999","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 1998-1999 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 1998/1999 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2003/2004","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2003-2004 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2003/2004 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2005/2006","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2005-2006 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2005/2006 research season."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 1997/1998","recordAbstract":"This report details the sites, moorings, data from the current meters and sediment traps, and results of analyses performed on the collected sediment trap material between 1997 and 1998. The quality controlled datasets are publicly available via the AODN Data Portal. This report should be consulted when using the data. \n\nThe SAZ project organised by the Antarctic CRC has a continuing program of moored sinking particle trap studies in the Sub-Antarctic and Polar Frontal zones southwest of Tasmania along 140 °E. The first deployment obtained weekly or higher resolution samples through the austral summer from September 1997 through February 1998 at three locations: the central Sub-Antarctic Zone (47°S, traps at 1000, 2000, and 3800m depth), the Sub-Antarctic Front (51 °S, 1 trap at 3300m ) and above the Southeast Indian Ridge in the Polar Frontal Zone (54 °S, 2 traps at 800 and 1500m). The particles were analysed for total mass, inorganic carbon, total carbon, nitrogen, silicon, and aluminium. Hence values for organic carbon, biogenic silica, and lithogenics were obtained, and the mass fluxes calculated."}
- {"title":"IMOS - Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) - Annual Reports: 2010/2011","recordAbstract":"The Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) is a Sub-facility of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). IMOS is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent. The primary focus is sustained observing of ocean properties and processes important to climate, carbon cycling, and ocean productivity. \n\nSOTS consists of deep ocean moorings deployed in Subantarctic waters southwest of Tasmania, equipped with autonomous sensors and sample collectors. The SOTS moorings are serviced annually - the existing moorings are recovered and new moorings are deployed. Some sensor data is transmitted from the moorings via satellite in near real time. Other sensor data and samples are recovered during the annual service visit.\n\nFor each year, three reports are issued:\nReport 1. Overview of mooring voyages, dates, locations, designs, instruments \nReport 2. Samples from moored and shipboard sample collections \nReport 3. Sensors mounted on the moorings moored and shipboard\n\nThese reports focus on metadata, i.e. descriptions of the moorings, sensors, samplers, and their deployment, recovery, processing, analysis and curation. Pointers are provided to supporting information from voyage reports and to on-line sources of the data. Shipboard sensor and sample measurements made during the service visits are also described. \n\nReport 1. Overview - describes the deployment and recovery of the moorings. It provides their locations, drawings of their designs, and lists of each instrument deployed and the variables measured. It also summarizes ancillary measurements and sample collections made during the deployment and recovery voyages. \n\nReport 2. Samples - describes 3 main types of samples and associated composition measurements:\n1.\tSediment trap samples collected by the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ) mooring.\n2.\tWater samples collected by the RAS water sampler deployed on either the Pulse or Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) mooring, and collected by the TM sampler deployed on the SOFS mooring.\n3.\tSamples collected with other devices during the SOTS service voyages, e.g. from CTD Niskin bottles, underway supply, in-situ pumps, continuous plankton recorders, and nets. \nNote that not all these sample types were collected in any given year.\n\nReport 3.Sensors provides:\n1. Metadata on the sensor types, mounting, set-up, data availability and QC. This information is organized in tables for each mooring.\n2. Links to access on-line sensor data from all SOTS moorings in the 2010-11 year.\n3. Description of and links to shipboard sensors records used for comparison to the moored sensors - note that Report 1. Overview provides links for standard shipboard sensors, and here we focus on additional sensor efforts with value for SOTS mooring sensor evaluations.\n\nThis metadata record represents the reports for the 2010/2011 research season."}
