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Parameters
This is a list of parameters that are measured for the State of the Environment indicators. Use the properties link to view details of a parameter in a separate window.
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0.5 hPa Temperature |
K |
(properties) |
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0.5 hPa height |
km |
(properties) |
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Absolute temperature |
Kelvin |
(properties) |
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Abundance |
% |
(properties) |
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Air Pressure Anomaly |
hPa |
(properties) |
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Air Temperature |
deg C |
(properties) |
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Air Temperature Anomaly |
deg C |
(properties) |
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Air pressure |
hPa |
(properties) |
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Alkaline Batteries |
kg |
(properties) |
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Allocated resources |
$ |
(properties) |
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Aluminium |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Area of protected area |
square kilometres |
(properties) |
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Asbestos Contaminated Materials |
kg |
(properties) |
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Ash |
kg |
(properties) |
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Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide - C13 isotope concentration |
per mil |
(properties) |
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Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide concentration |
ppm |
(properties) |
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Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide concentration |
ppb |
(properties) |
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Atmospheric Hydrogen concentration |
ppb |
(properties) |
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Atmospheric methane concentration |
ppb |
(properties) |
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Atmospheric nitrous oxide concentration |
ppb |
(properties) |
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Biological oxygen demand |
mg/l |
(properties) |
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Brass |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Brown Glass |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Cardboard |
kilograms |
(properties) |
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Catch |
tonnes |
(properties) |
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Chemicals |
litres |
(properties) |
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Clear Glass |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Coliforms |
organisms per 100 ml |
(properties) |
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Conductivity |
micro Siemens per centimetre |
(properties) |
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Cooking Oil and Fat |
Litres |
(properties) |
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Copper |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Daily UV flux |
SED |
(properties) |
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E. coli |
organisms per 100 ml |
(properties) |
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Fast ice thickness |
mm |
(properties) |
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Fixed wing aircraft flight hours |
hr/season |
(properties) |
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Fixed wing aircraft fuel usage |
Litres |
(properties) |
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Food - General |
kilograms |
(properties) |
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Fuel |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Fuel usage |
litres |
(properties) |
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Glycol |
litres |
(properties) |
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Green Glass |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Grey Water |
litres |
(properties) |
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HDPE Plastic |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Helicopter flight hours |
hr/season |
(properties) |
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Helicopter fuel usage |
Litres |
(properties) |
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Human Waste from the Field |
kilograms |
(properties) |
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Hydroponics Waste |
kilograms |
(properties) |
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IUU Fish Catch |
tonnes |
(properties) |
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Illness rate |
consultations/person year |
(properties) |
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Injury rate |
consultations/ person year |
(properties) |
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Kitchen Scraps |
kilograms |
(properties) |
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Lead-Acid Batteries |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Lithium Batteries |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Mean sea level |
m |
(properties) |
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Medical Waste |
kilograms |
(properties) |
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Miscellaneous Waste |
kilograms |
(properties) |
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NiCd Batteries |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Noctilucent Cloud Height - Lower Layer |
km |
(properties) |
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Noctilucent Cloud Height - Upper Layer |
km |
(properties) |
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Noctilucent cloud observations |
% |
(properties) |
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Number of breeding females - Full census |
(properties) |
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Number of breeding females - Partial census |
(properties) |
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Number of breeding pairs |
(properties) |
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Number of expeditioners exempted from formal environmental training |
expeditioners |
(properties) |
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Number of expeditioners receiving formal environmental training |
expeditioners |
(properties) |
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Number of expeditioners travelling to Antarctica |
expeditioners |
(properties) |
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Number of individuals |
Individuals |
(properties) |
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Number of overseas expeditioners unable to participate in formal environmental training |
expeditioners |
(properties) |
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Number of ship-based expeditioners |
expeditioners |
(properties) |
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Number of species |
(properties) |
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Oil |
Litres |
(properties) |
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Oily water |
Litres |
(properties) |
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Other waste |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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PET Plastic |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Paint |
Litres |
(properties) |
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Paper Products |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Parts Wash |
litres |
(properties) |
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Permits issued for entry into protected areas |
(properties) |
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Person-days |
person days |
(properties) |
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Photo Waste |
kg |
(properties) |
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Polar Stratospheric Cloud Height - Lower Layer |
km |
(properties) |
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Polar Stratospheric Cloud Height - Upper Layer |
km |
(properties) |
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Polar Stratospheric cloud observations |
% |
(properties) |
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Pole height at Deep Lake, Davis |
m |
(properties) |
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Pole height at Deep Lake, Davis (2nd) |
m |
(properties) |
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Pupping rate |
% |
(properties) |
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Science Waste |
kilograms |
(properties) |
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Sewage Sludge |
litres |
(properties) |
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Species presence |
(properties) |
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Spoiled Fruit and Vegetables |
kilograms |
(properties) |
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Station electricity usage |
kWh |
(properties) |
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Station footprint |
sq m |
(properties) |
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Steaming days per month |
days |
(properties) |
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Steel |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Steel Cans |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Steel Drums |
number |
(properties) |
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Stratopause height |
km |
(properties) |
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Stratopause temperature |
deg K |
(properties) |
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Suspended solids |
mg/l |
(properties) |
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Textiles waste |
kilograms |
(properties) |
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Time spent on observations |
% |
(properties) |
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Total column ozone |
DU |
(properties) |
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Total incinerated waste |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Total material returned to Australia |
Kilograms |
(properties) |
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Total water consumption |
litres |
(properties) |
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Tourist numbers |
(properties) |
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Tourist ship visits |
(properties) |
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Turbidity |
NTU |
(properties) |
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Vegetation extent |
m2 |
(properties) |
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Volume of discharge |
litres |
(properties) |
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Water Temperature |
deg C |
(properties) |
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Water consumption per person |
litres/person/day |
(properties) |
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Water level |
m |
(properties) |
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Wood and Wood Products |
kilograms |
(properties) |
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pH |
(properties) |
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