Hobart

Seminar Abstract

Monday* 27 October 2008, 11.30am (Tas time)
CSIRO Auditorium, Hobart

Mike Williams
National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Wellington, NZ

Working with your neighbours: Exploring the Macquarie Ridge

Macquarie Ridge extends from the south-west of New Zealand’s South Island to south of Australia’s Macquarie Island. It is a tall thin ridge with narrow gaps that interacts with and influences the position of the Subtropical, Subantarctic, and Polar fronts. In a joint project between NIWA, CSIRO, and the ACE CRC the first research cruise for nearly 40 years visited the region in March 2007 to deploy a series of 9 moorings across two narrow gaps in the ridge, and undertake a hydrographic survey along the ridge. The moorings were retrieved in April 2008, on a cruise which also investigated the geology and seamount biology along the ridge. This talk will present some of the initial results from the cruises, with a particular focus on the physical oceanography of the region.

Seminar Recording

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Location:
CSIRO = Marine Laboratories Auditorium, Castray Esplanade, Hobart

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