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.
Parameter | Unit of measure | Properties | Used in the following Indicators |
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% Cover of Bryophytes - Bryophyte Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
% Cover of Bryophytes - Lichen Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
% Cover of Bryophytes - Transitional Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
% Cover of Crustose Lichens - Bryophyte Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
% Cover of Crustose Lichens - Lichen Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
% Cover of Crustose Lichens - Transitional Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
% Cover of Macrolichens - Bryophyte Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
% Cover of Macrolichens - Lichen Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
% Cover of Macrolichens - Transitional Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
% Cover of Moribund Bryophytes - Bryophyte Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
% Cover of Moribund Bryophytes - Lichen Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
% Cover of Moribund Bryophytes - Transitional Community | % | Properties | 72 Windmill Islands terrestrial vegetation dynamics |
Absolute temperature | Kelvin | Properties | 14 Midwinter atmospheric temperature at altitude 87km |
Acids | Litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Air pressure | hPa | Properties | 8 Monthly mean atmospheric pressure at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Air Pressure Anomaly | hPa | Properties | 8 Monthly mean atmospheric pressure at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Air Temperature | deg C | Properties | 2 Highest monthly air temperatures at Australian Antarctic Stations 3 Lowest monthly air temperatures at Australian Antarctic Stations 1 Monthly mean air temperatures at Australian Antarctic Stations 4 Monthly mean lower stratospheric temperatures above Australian Antarctic Stations 5 Monthly mean mid-tropospheric temperatures above Australian Antarctic Stations |
Air Temperature Anomaly | deg C | Properties | 2 Highest monthly air temperatures at Australian Antarctic Stations 3 Lowest monthly air temperatures at Australian Antarctic Stations 1 Monthly mean air temperatures at Australian Antarctic Stations 4 Monthly mean lower stratospheric temperatures above Australian Antarctic Stations 5 Monthly mean mid-tropospheric temperatures above Australian Antarctic Stations |
Alkaline Batteries | kg | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Aluminium | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Amount of uncrushed rubble removed | cubic metres | Properties | 86 Quarry Operations at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Asbestos Contaminated Materials | kg | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Ash | kg | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide - C13 isotope concentration | per mil | Properties | 11 Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas species |
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide concentration | ppm | Properties | 11 Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas species |
Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide concentration | ppb | Properties | 11 Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas species |
Atmospheric Hydrogen concentration | ppb | Properties | 11 Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas species |
Atmospheric methane concentration | ppb | Properties | 11 Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas species |
Atmospheric nitrous oxide concentration | ppb | Properties | 11 Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas species |
Biological oxygen demand | mg/l | Properties | 51 Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) of wastewater discharged from Australian Antarctic Stations |
Brass | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Cardboard | kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Chemicals | litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Coliforms | organisms per 100 ml | Properties | 83 Quality of Potable Water at Australian Antarctic and Subantarctic Stations |
Co-mingled glass and plastics | kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Conductivity | micro Siemens per centimetre | Properties | 83 Quality of Potable Water at Australian Antarctic and Subantarctic Stations |
Cooking Oil and Fat | Litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Copper | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Daily UV flux | SED | Properties | 10 Daily broad-band ultra-violet radiation observations using biologically effective UVR detectors |
E. coli | organisms per 100 ml | Properties | 83 Quality of Potable Water at Australian Antarctic and Subantarctic Stations |
fluorescent lights | Items | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Food - General | kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Food - Spoiled Fruit and Vegetables | kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Fuel usage | litres | Properties | 56 Monthly fuel usage of the generator sets and boilers 57 Monthly incinerator fuel usage of Australian Antarctic Stations 58 Monthly total of fuel used by vehicles at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Fuels/fuel slops | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Glycol | litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Grey Water | litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Hours of crusher operation | hours | Properties | 86 Quarry Operations at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Hours of Drilling Operation | hours | Properties | 86 Quarry Operations at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Human Waste from the Field | kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Hydroponics Waste | kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Kitchen Scraps | kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Lead-Acid Batteries | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Lithium Batteries | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Medical Waste | kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Miscellaneous Waste | kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations |
NiCd Batteries | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Number of blast holes drilled | Properties | 86 Quarry Operations at Australian Antarctic Stations | |
Number of breeding females - Full census | Properties | 31 Annual population estimates of Southern Elephant Seals at Macquarie Island | |
Number of breeding females - Partial census | Properties | 31 Annual population estimates of Southern Elephant Seals at Macquarie Island | |
Number of quarry blasts | Properties | 86 Quarry Operations at Australian Antarctic Stations | |
Oil | Litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Oil filters | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Oily waters | Litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Other waste | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Oxidisers | Litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Paint | Litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Paper Products | Kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Parts Wash | litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Person-days | person days | Properties | 48 Station and ship person days |
pH | Properties | 83 Quality of Potable Water at Australian Antarctic and Subantarctic Stations | |
Photo Waste | kg | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Pole height at Deep Lake, Davis | m | Properties | 62 Water levels of Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills |
Pole height at Deep Lake, Davis (2nd) | m | Properties | 62 Water levels of Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills |
Science Waste | kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Sewage Sludge | litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Solvents | Litres | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Station electricity usage | kWh | Properties | 59 Monthly electricity usage at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Steel | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Steel Cans | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Steel Drums | number | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Suspended solids | mg/l | Properties | 52 Suspended solids (SS) content of wastewater discharged from Australian Antarctic Stations |
Textiles waste | kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Total column ozone | DU | Properties | 9 Daily records of total column ozone at Macquarie Island |
Total incinerated waste | Kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Total material returned to Australia | Kilograms | Properties | 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Total water consumption | litres | Properties | 61 Total potable water consumption at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Turbidity | NTU | Properties | 83 Quality of Potable Water at Australian Antarctic and Subantarctic Stations |
Volume of discharge | litres | Properties | 50 Volume of wastewater discharged from Australian Antarctic Stations 53 Waste returned to Australia |
Water consumption per person | litres/person/day | Properties | 61 Total potable water consumption at Australian Antarctic Stations |
Water level | m | Properties | 62 Water levels of Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills |
Water Temperature | deg C | Properties | 62 Water levels of Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills |
Wood and Wood Products | kilograms | Properties | 54 Amount of waste incinerated at Australian Antarctic Stations 53 Waste returned to Australia |