AIMS and partners have established an interlinked network of weather stations, moorings, buoys and other sensor-loaded devices to collect data on Australia’s tropical oceans.
It’s a complex task, made more difficult by remote locations, marine life, and extreme tropical weather events.
This video shows Cyclone Debbie approaching and damaging equipment at the Hardy Reef weather station in March 2017.
For a more in-depth understanding of our monitoring networks and the team of oceanographers that coordinate them, while analysing and interpreting their information, read this story on our website:
