Skip to navigation | Skip to content  Survey to dive deep into
Australian waters   Elephant seal with a satellite tag  An
elephant seal takes a break from sending important data on ocean
conditions(Source: Chris Oosthuizen/CSIRO)  A new flotilla of
floating sensors, underwater gliders and seal-mounted cameras
are being used by Australian marine scientists to probe deep
into our oceans.  The launch of the new $22 million deep ocean
survey was announced today at the Australia-New Zealand Climate
Forum being held in Hobart.  It's hoped the study, which is part
of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), will provide a
better understanding of climate and weather extremes, as well as
inform offshore industries and defence.  CSIRO oceanographer and
leader of the IMOS ocean and climate node, Dr Susan Wijffels,
says that so far IMOS has concentrated on what influence the
ocean has on climate.  She says the next phase will look more at
impacts on ocean ecosystems and the ocean's role in the carbon
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