Countdown to Satellite Launch and new era of ocean research (Podcast 20 Jun 2008)

Teams of climate change researchers around the world will be anxiously counting down the launch of the Jason-2 satellite from California, scheduled for 20 June 2008. Successful lift-off will mean a whole new era in detecting the expansion of our oceans and sea level rise, both major indicators of climate change. (5.30)

Deep sea coral to reveal a history of climate change (Podcast 20 Jan 2009)

An American research vessel, the RV Thomas G. Thompson, has arrived back in Hobart after an expedition to collect deep-sea corals south of Tasmania. An un-manned deep-diving ‘Remotely Operated Vehicle’ (ROV) with a capacity to go as deep as 6000 metres was used to collect samples and data, and photograph and video areas of the ocean floor. (9:17)

New species of sharks surface in Australian waters (Podcast 03 Mar 2009)

Two of Australia's top experts in the field of sharks and rays, Dr Peter Last and Dr John Stevens from CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship, have compiled a definitive reference on sharks, a book called Sharks and Rays of Australia. (7:24)

Climate change impacting on the Southern Ocean (Podcast 25 Mar 2009)

The Southern Ocean is changing, and evidence shows that around the Antarctic, the Southern Ocean is warming at a faster rate than the global ocean average. (4:46)

Alien invaders are on the march (Podcast 22 May 2009)

While the implications of climate change for biodiversity have been widely recognised, the insidious effect of invasive alien species (IAS) on global biodiversity stays under the radar. (4:50)

CSIRO’s response to second volume of IPCC report (Podcast 06 Apr 2007)

Dr Chris Mitchell discusses the second volume of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report published in Brussels, in this four-and-a half minute podcast. (4:29)

Wave energy surges forward under new CSIRO study (Podcast 21 Sep 2010)

Waves produced in Australia's southern oceans are a world-class, clean energy resource which could deliver a significant proportion of the nation’s future energy needs, according to CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship oceanographers, Dr Mark Hemer and Dr David Griffin. (4:51)

Making ocean life count (Podcast 22 Jun 2009)

CSIRO statisticians and marine researchers in the Wealth from Oceans Flagship are working to understand marine ecological processes in a critical range of Australia's continental slope. (3:46)

Stay-at-home fish prefer reef life (Podcast 09 Jul 2009)

New research shows that some fish species in Western Australia's Ningaloo Marine Park spend most of their time close to home, staying on the reef rather than travelling significant distances, as was previously thought. (4:55)

Great Barrier Reef under threat (Podcast 22 Feb 2007)

In this seven-minute podcast, Dr Arnold Dekker, from CSIRO’s Wealth from Oceans Flagship, discusses the threat to the Great Barrier Reef from flood run off. (7:23)

Missing deep ocean pathway discovered (Podcast 15 Aug 2007)

Australian scientists have discovered a massive deep ocean pathway – or ‘supergyre’ – which links the three Southern Hemisphere ocean basins. In this podcast Mr Ken Ridgway, from Wealth from Oceans Flagship, talks about the significance of the ‘supergyre’. (4:45)

The dynamic ocean: building foundations for climate, national security and sustainable marine industries

The Wealth from Oceans Flagship is creating and exploiting knowledge of ocean variability and change to deliver social, environmental and economic wealth to Australia. The Wealth from Oceans Flagship is determining howchanges in ocean temperatures, wind patterns and salinity, impact on regional climate conditions.

Wealth from Oceans Flagship UPDATE

CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans Flagship is focused on delivering ocean-based economic, social and environmental wealth to the nation. UPDATE is the e-newsletter containing news from this initiative.

Wealth from Oceans Flagship: knowing our oceans, securing our future

CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans Flagship aims to provide Australians with enduring social, environmental and economic wealth from our vast ocean territory. The Wealth from Oceans Flagship focuses on national challenges where oceans play a central role.

Dr Wendy Proctor: enhancing environmental management

Dr Proctor's main research interest is in decision analysis and particularly in the application of participatory methods to enhance environmental management.

Waves: their role in ocean ecosystems

Scientists are researching the role of waves in ecosystem processes in the coastal waters of Western Australia. Understanding these processes has economic, social and environmental benefits and is vital to the effective management of coastal waters.

Dr Wenju Cai: researching how oceans affect rainfall

Dr Wenju Cai's research is using climate change and variability predictions to maximise agricultural, urban and ecological water use opportunities.

Wealth from Oceans Flagship video

In this video, discover how the Wealth from Oceans Flagship is helping Australia secure its social, economic and environmental future through knowing our oceans.
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Understanding and predicting climate change

CSIRO is a world leader in understanding how the oceans affect climate, and uses this knowledge to predict climate change and variability. CSIRO is a world leader in understanding the connection between oceans and climate, and develops observing and modelling systems that enable Australia to respond to climate variability and change.

Turtles escape trawls using TEDs

An assessment of bycatch reduction practices in the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) yielded good news for turtles, larger sharks and rays, but warns greater efforts are needed to protect smaller species from incidental capture.

Optimising oil and gas reservoir performance

A North Island site in New Zealand is being developed by CSIRO Petroleum into a natural laboratory to develop technology to access deepwater oil and gas reserves.

Dr Tristan Salles-Taing: improving geological process modelling

Dr Tristan Salles-Taing is using his expertise in computer programming and hydrodynamics to improve tools used for three-dimensional (3D) modelling of geological processes.

Total scanning fluorescence (TSF)

Total scanning fluorescence (TSF) is a technique that provides fluorescence fingerprints for oil, surface and oil inclusion extracts from rock samples.

Timeframes of basin evolution

This research focuses primarily on the application of inorganic geochemistry to problems in petroleum exploration, and to a lesser extent, field appraisal and production.

Thermometrics

CSIRO is able to offer thermometrics services - a technique used to establish the water salinity and the time of trapping of inclusions in rocks.