Underway fCO2 measurements collected Mar 2013 (southbound leg) onboard the RTM Wakmatha on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

Data were collected as part of the FutureReef MAP project, a three-year project designed to monitor ocean chemistry along the entire length of the Great Barrier Reef. The Future Reef MAP project is funded by Rio Tinto Alcan and administered by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, with an equal co-investment by CSIRO. The project is the first large-scale CO2 observing system established on the Great Barrier Reef using the Rio Tinto ship, RTM Wakmatha. The research is targeted at providing information on the CO2 uptake and the controls on ocean acidification change in the region. It is providing foundation data needed to assess the vulnerability of the GBR reefs to ocean acidification. This dataset contains quality controlled underway measurements of the fugacity of CO2, atmospheric pressure, and sea surface temperature and salinity. The data management and distribution of these data were supported by the CSIRO Carbon Collaboration Cluster and the Australian Coastal Ecosystem Facility.

本数据集系FutureReef MAP项目的组成部分，该项目为期三年，旨在监测整个大堡礁沿线的海洋化学特征。FutureReef MAP项目由力拓铝业（Rio Tinto Alcan）资助，大堡礁基金会（Great Barrier Reef Foundation）负责管理，澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）提供同等额度的联合投资。作为首个在大堡礁部署的大规模二氧化碳（CO₂）观测系统，项目使用力拓集团所属船只RTM Wakmatha开展工作。研究目标是提供该区域二氧化碳吸收量及海洋酸化变化调控机制的相关信息，为评估大堡礁（GBR）珊瑚礁对海洋酸化的脆弱性奠定必要的基础数据支撑。这些数据的管理与分发工作得到了CSIRO碳合作集群及澳大利亚海岸生态系统设施的支持。