Underway fCO2 measurements collected February 2014 (northbound 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.

本数据集的数据采集属于FutureReef MAP项目的一部分，该项目为期三年，旨在沿大堡礁（Great Barrier Reef）全线开展海洋化学监测。本项目由力拓铝业（Rio Tinto Alcan）资助，大堡礁基金会（Great Barrier Reef Foundation）负责运营管理，并由澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）提供等额联合投资。本项目是大堡礁首个依托力拓旗下科考船RTM Wakmatha搭建的大规模二氧化碳观测系统。本研究旨在获取该区域二氧化碳吸收量与海洋酸化变化调控机制相关信息，可为评估大堡礁（GBR）珊瑚礁对海洋酸化的脆弱性提供核心基础数据。本数据集包含经过严格质量控制的走航实测数据，涵盖二氧化碳逸度、大气压力、海表温度及盐度。上述数据的管理与分发工作得到了澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织碳合作集群（CSIRO Carbon Collaboration Cluster）以及澳大利亚沿海生态系统设施（Australian Coastal Ecosystem Facility）的支持。