Biophysical oceanography off Western Australia: Dynamics across the continental shelf and slope. pp 143-213. In: Keesing J.K. and Heine, J.N. (Eds). Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment Interim report June 2005

Koslow, J.A., Pearce, A.F., Mortimer, N., Strzelecki, J., Fearns, P., Hanson, C., Clementson, L., Kloser, R., Ryan, T., Paterson, H., Pesant, S., Waite, A., Muhling, B.A., Beckley, L.E., Majewski, L. and Begum, A. (2005) Biophysical oceanography off Western Australia: Dynamics across the continental shelf and slope. pp 143-213. In: Keesing J.K. and Heine, J.N. (Eds). Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment Interim report June 2005. SRFME

Abstract

The aim of the SRFME Biophysical Oceanography project is to characterize the continental shelf/slope pelagic ecosystem off southwestern WA: its productivity and dynamics, and the physical, chemical and biological factors driving variability along dominant spatial and temporal scales. To achieve this, we undertook monthly sampling from 2002 – 2004 along an onshore-offshore transect off Two Rocks from nearshore to the outer continental shelf (100 m water depth), which we extended quarterly to offshore waters (1000 m depth). Cruise sampling was combined with satellite observations of sea-surface temperature (SST), ocean colour and altimetry, and subsurface measurements of currents and temperature from moorings.

Item Type:	Report
Murdoch Affiliation(s):	School of Environmental Science
Publisher:	SRFME
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/18032

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