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CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

Node type

Commonwealth government

Node description

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research's ASDD metadata node is a gateway to our agency's in-house metadata system "MArLIN" (Marine and Atmospheric Laboratories Information Network). This metadata system is administered by the Divisional Data Centre at CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart.

Z39.50 connection details

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See lists at Z39.50 Maintenance Agency.

• Server hostname: z3950.marine.csiro.au
• Server port: 6668
• Repository name: marlin

Bounding coordinates

The outer geographic extent of the whole document collection ...

• North bounding coordinate: 10
• South bounding coordinate: -70
• East bounding coordinate: 180
• West bounding coordinate: 60

Top search terms

These terms occur frequently in the metadata collection. They will give you a starting point for conducting searches.

Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Gulf of Carpentaria, Coral Sea, Tasman Sea, Bass Strait, Southern Ocean, Great Australian Bight, Indian Ocean, Australian North West Shelf, Fisheries, Marine Biology, Aquaculture, Oceanography, Atmosphere, Climate, Weather, Air Pollution, Greenhouse, Remote Sensing, Franklin, Southern Surveyor

References

• Home: http://www.cmar.csiro.au/
• About metadata: http://www.marine.csiro.au/marlin/
• Local metadata browse: http://www.marine.csiro.au/marlin/
• Local metadata search: http://www.marine.csiro.au/marlin/
• Other: http://www.marine.csiro.au/datacentre/

Description of the organisation/jurisdiction

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research is a Division of Australia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), which conducts pure and applied research on behalf of Australia. The headquarters of CSIRO Marine Research are at Hobart, Tasmania, with additional laboratories at Cleveland, near Brisbane (Queensland), Aspendale near Melbourne (Victoria), Canberra (Australian Capital Territory), and Marmion near Perth (Western Australia).

Contact details

• Contact organisation: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
• Postal address: GPO Box 1538
• City: Hobart
• State: TAS
• Postal code: 7001
• Electronic mail: data-requests@marine.csiro.au
• Telephone: (+61) 362 325222 / 0362 325222
• Facsimile: (+61) 362 325000 / 0362 325000

Metadata date

2006-01-24