TROPICS (Tropical River-Ocean Processes In Coastal Settings)

PROJECT TROPICS SCHEDULE

1993
FLAMAZ Workshop at AIMS, Fly and Amazon River research papers, co-publications.

1994
TROPICS Workshop in Hawaii, formal planning for coastal New Guinea research program, involving Indonesia, PNG, USA, Australia.

1995-6
Arrange MOUs, Research Agreements, funding, ship and scientific equipment.

1996
TROPICS Workshop at AIMS, Science logistics and program reviews.

1997
TROPICS Workshop at ANSTO, final cruise plans. Research cruises to the estuaries and coastal regions of the Gulf of Papua and the Sepik River estuary in the Bismark Sea, during the SE Trade Wind Season (May-August).

1998
Joint workshop to focus data analyses and data sharing. Indonesian (Baruna Jaya) research cruises to Irian Jaya coast. Geological Survey of Japan Research cruises to Bismark Sea.

1999
Cruises to the estuaries and coastal regions of the Gulf of Papua and the Sepik plume, PNG, during the Monsoon Season (January to March).

2000
Indonesian (Baruna Jaya) research cruises to Irian Jaya coast.
Geological Survey of Japan Research cruises to Coral Sea (to 2002).

AIMS home page

web@aims.gov.au
Last updated - December 18, 2008

Copyright ©1996-2000 Australian Institute of Marine Science

URL http://www.aims.gov.au

[ About AIMS ] [ AIMS research ] [ AIMS facilities ] [ AIMS news ] [ AIMS search ]
[ AIMS publications ] [ Doing business with AIMS ] [ What's new ]
[ Site index ] [ Navigating this site ] [ Privacy policy ] [ Links ]