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IN2026_V02
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voyage
Title: Quantifying the fine scale ocean dynamics of the Ningaloo Coast
Period: 2026-03-16 23:00 to 2026-04-17 00:00 UTC
Duration: 31.04 days
From: Fremantle To: Fremantle
Region: West Australia coast
Ship: Investigator (RV) [details]
Description: Scientific objectives: 1. Develop and test novel techniques to derive, with quantified uncertainty, oceanic submesoscale currents (0.1-10 km) from remotely sensed sea surface height (SSH) and/or sea surface temperature (SST) observations. 2. Optimise data assimilation techniques for improved ocean reanalysis and forecasts. 3. Investigate lateral and vertical transport processes associated with oceanic submesoscale currents and their relation to turbulent mixing within the surface mixing layer. 4. Quantify the fluxes of nutrients to Ningaloo Reef. 5. Characterise the submesoscale current fields on the Ningaloo Coast and quantify spatial variability of eddy properties including hotspots of submesoscale activity that control ocean transport. Operations will include: - Deploying 3 through-water-column moorings, a wave buoy and a bottom lander frame with an acoustic release - Deploying and recovering of WireWalker - Surveys with shipboard ADCP and Triaxus to survey ocean features detected in HF Radar and satellite products, fixed-wing flights, drone mapping and/or satellite (SWOT and Sentinel-2) over passes - Release of drogued drifters - Recovering at least 2 of the through-water-column moorings and the bottom lander - Bathymetry mapping
Leader: Professor Nicole Jones
Projects:
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Quantifying the fine scale ocean dynamics of the Ningaloo Coast [details] Primary
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BGC Argo floats [details] Piggy-back
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Core Argo floats [details] Piggy-back
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Developing Jonathan: An On-vessel Automated Seabird Detector [details] Piggy-back
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Globalising Marine Biodiversity Observations (GLOMBO): autonomous genomic sampling system [details] Piggy-back
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Voyage extents: 32° 03.4' S to 16° 25.3' S 112° 01.4' E to 115° 44.6' E Get voyage track shapefile Get CSV
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Participants - on ship:-
| Name | Role | Organisation | Project |
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| Matthew Rayson | Alt Chief Scientist & AM Shift Leader | University of Western Australia | Quantifying the fine scale ocean dynamics of the Ningaloo Coast |
| Max McGuire | Voyage Manager | Marine National Facility | Voyage Management on RV Investigator |
| Nicole Jones | Chief Scientist | University of Western Australia | Quantifying the fine scale ocean dynamics of the Ningaloo Coast |
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IN2026_V02 Voyage Plan
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