Robotic glider to map flood impacts in Moreton Bay

7:28 AM Thu 20 Jan 2011 GMT

'CSIRO ocean engineers, Rob Gregor (left) and Lindsay MacDonald, with the glider in Hobart before shipment to Brisbane on Wednesday. Image credit ? Craig Macaulay, CSIRO' &copy Copyright CSIRO Australia

CSIRO $200,000 coastal glider is bound for Queensland to be deployed in Moreton Bay to investigate the impact of the recent flooding on marine ecosystems. Dr Andy Steven from CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans Flagship says the glider?s deployment is part of a research program to monitor the extent of the flood plume into Moreton Bay and assess its effects. 'This disastrous flood also provides us with a rare opportunity to understand how our marine ecosystems respond to massive inputs of fresh water and sediments,' Dr Steven says. 'The glider will generate three-dimensional maps illustrating the impact of the flooding on ...

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