Going high-tech to probe deeper into oceans

2:23 AM Thu 14 Oct 2010 GMT

'CSIRO’s Lindsay MacDonald and Ken Ridgway with a deep ocean glider - one of the new tools giving scientists access to more deep ocean data. Photo: Craig Macaulay, CSIRO Ref 10/127' &copy Copyright CSIRO Australia Click Here to view large photo

Australian scientists are preparing to use the data from a new $22m array of high-tech equipment to help them probe deeper into the nation's surrounding oceans. The new technology is part of a vastly improved set of tools provided by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) to study the open ocean. 'What is happening in the open ocean is vitally important to all Australians and their understanding of local and regional climate,' says IMOS Director, Tim Moltmann. 'It drives our climate and weather extremes, is the workplace for offshore industries and maritime defence activities and contains a diversity of ...

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