Physical Oceanography of Karmt Shoals, Timor Sea (2004): Karmt 100 Mooring

A current meter, a tide gauge and 3 temperature and pressure recorders were attached to the Karmt 100 mooring for the first deployment. The tide gauge was replaced by a temperature and pressure recorder for the second deployment.Deployment 1:Date Deployed: 22/01/2004Date Recovered: 01/04/2004Instruments Deployed on Mooring:Depth: 10m; Instrument: RBR Tide Gauge; Serial #: 10079; Sensors: PressureDepth: 20m; Instrument: SBE39; Serial #: 0934; Sensors: TemperatureDepth: 30m; Instrument: SBE39; Serial #: 0935; Sensors: TemperatureDepth: 50m; Instrument: SBE39; Serial #: 0929; Sensors: TemperatureDepth: 93m; Instrument: RDI Workhorse 300kHz ADCP; Serial #: 1947; Sensors: Velocity profile, temperatureDeployment 2:Date Deployed: 02/04/2004Date Recovered: 04/12/2004Instruments Deployed on Mooring:Depth: 10m; Instrument: SBE39; Serial #: 0760; Sensors: Temperature, pressureDepth: 20m; Instrument: SBE39; Serial #: 0934; Sensors: TemperatureDepth: 30m; Instrument: SBE39; Serial #: 0935; Sensors: TemperatureDepth: 50m; Instrument: SBE39; Serial #: 0929; Sensors: TemperatureDepth: 93m; Instrument: RDI Workhorse 300kHz ADCP; Serial #: 1947; Sensors: Velocity profile, temperature This study was undertaken to investigate the distribution of shelf edge upwelling phenomena, a potentially significant attribute of the Oceanic Shoals bioregion. This study was a component of the project "Biodiversity and the factors controlling it, for selected habitats in the Timor Sea region", which seeks to integrate data from biodiversity surveys, chemistry, oceanography and geology to understand the processes that sustain the biota of the region.

首次布放时，Karmt 100型锚泊系统（Karmt 100 mooring）上搭载了一台海流计、一台潮位仪以及三台温压记录仪。第二次布放时，原搭载的潮位仪被一台温压记录仪替换。

第1次布放：
布放日期：2004年1月22日；回收日期：2004年4月1日。锚泊系统搭载仪器如下：
- 水深10m处：RBR潮位仪（RBR Tide Gauge），序列号：10079，监测传感器：压力
- 水深20m处：SBE39，序列号：0934，监测传感器：温度
- 水深30m处：SBE39，序列号：0935，监测传感器：温度
- 水深50m处：SBE39，序列号：0929，监测传感器：温度
- 水深93m处：RDI Workhorse 300kHz声学多普勒流速剖面仪（ADCP, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler），序列号：1947，监测传感器：流速剖面、温度

第2次布放：
布放日期：2004年4月2日；回收日期：2004年12月4日。锚泊系统搭载仪器如下：
- 水深10m处：SBE39，序列号：0760，监测传感器：温度、压力
- 水深20m处：SBE39，序列号：0934，监测传感器：温度
- 水深30m处：SBE39，序列号：0935，监测传感器：温度
- 水深50m处：SBE39，序列号：0929，监测传感器：温度
- 水深93m处：RDI Workhorse 300kHz ADCP，序列号：1947，监测传感器：流速剖面、温度

本研究旨在调查陆架边缘上升流现象的分布特征，该现象是海洋浅滩生物区（Oceanic Shoals bioregion）的潜在重要生态特征。本研究为项目"帝汶海区域选定生境的生物多样性及其调控因素"（Biodiversity and the factors controlling it, for selected habitats in the Timor Sea region）的组成部分，该项目旨在整合生物多样性调查、化学、海洋学与地质学数据，以解析维持该区域生物群落存续的关键过程。