Remote data stations WEATHER STATIONS AND OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOYS The Australian Institute of Marine Science operates and maintains a series of remote data stations situated on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland and Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. Remote sender units   Agincourt Reef AWS AIMS Automatic Weather Station (AWS) on Agincourt reef approximately 50km NE of the Daintree River, Far North Queensland. Agincourt Reef is part of the Ribbon reefs of the outer Great Barrier Reef system. Image: AIMS Electronics section.       Cape Bowling Green AWS AIMS Automatic Weather Station (AWS) at Cape Bowling Green is near the mouth of the Burdekin River in North Queensland. Image: AIMS Electronics section.       Cleveland Bay AWS AIMS Automatic Weather Station (AWS) on S5 shipping channel marker in Cleveland Bay, Townsville Image: AIMS Electronics section.       Cleveland Bay AWS AIMS Automatic Weather Station (AWS) on S5 shipping channel marker in Cleveland Bay, Townsville Image: Ray Berkelmans.       Davies Reef AWS AIMS Automatic Weather Station (AWS) at Davies Reef approximately 100km NE of the City of Townsville, North Queensland. Davies Reef is a mid-shelf reef of the Great Barrier Reef. Image: AIMS Electronics section.       Davies Reef (II) AWS AIMS Automatic Weather Station (AWS) at Davies Reef approximately 100km NE of the City of Townsville, North Queensland. Davies Reef is a mid-shelf reef of the Great Barrier Reef. Image: Ray Berkelmans.   Halftide Rocks AWS AIMS Automatic Weather Station (AWS) on Halftide Rocks, approximately 20km E of Yeppoon near Great Keppel Island, Central Queensland. Image: AIMS Electronics section.         Hardy Reef AWS AIMS Automatic Weather Station (AWS) at Hardy Reef approximately 75km NE of Shute Harbour - Whitsundays, North Queensland. This weather station is sited on the FantaSea pontoon at Hardy Reef. Hardy Reef is a mid-shelf reef of the Great Barrier Reef. Image: AIMS Electronics section.         Myrmidon Reef AWS AIMS Automatic Weather Station (AWS) at Myrmidon Reef approximately 120km NNE of the City of Townsville, North Queensland. Myrmidon Reef is an outer-shelf reef of the Great Barrier Reef. Image: AIMS Electronics section.         Ningaloo AWS AIMS Automatic Weather Station (AWS) at Ningaloo Reef, Milyering (Western Australia) Ningaloo Reef is the largest fringing reef in the world. Located in Western Australia. Image: AIMS Electronics section.       Oceanographic Buoy AWS The buoy was retrieved on February 23, 2001, and returned to the Institute's Cape Ferguson workshop for maintenance. This work will involve an upgrade of various mechanical and electronic components. Image: AIMS         Orpheus Island AWS AIMS Automatic Weather Station (AWS) on Orpheus Island approximately 75km NNE of the City of Townsville, North Queensland. Orpheus Island is a near shore island of the Great Barrier Reef. Image: Ray Berkelmans.         Images of AIMS remote sender units (Queensland and Western Australia) Disclaimer This data has been produced for the use of the Australian Institute of Marine Science and is NOT a weather forecast. The application or use of this data shall be at the sole risk and responsibility of the user. AIMS does not provide any warranty or assurance as to the accuracy or suitability of the whole or any part of the data for any particular purpose or application. Subject only to any contrary non-excludable statutory obligations, neither AIMS nor its personnel will be responsible to any party accessing the data, or any person claiming through that party, for any consequences of its use or application (whether in whole or in part). For local district weather forecasts please contact: Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane Qld - Brisbane weather office - (07) 3239 8700 Bureau of Meteorology, Perth WA - Perth weather office - (08) 9263 2222 Bureau of Meteorology, Townsville Qld - Townsville weather office - (07) 4779 5999     For information about past weather data from the remote weather stations: e-Mail: Dr Ray Berkelmans, AIMS

December 18, 2008