Future Reef MAP - October 2013 (Southbound)

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.

本数据集采集自FutureReef MAP项目，该项目为期三年，旨在沿大堡礁（Great Barrier Reef）全域开展海洋化学监测工作。该项目由力拓铝业（Rio Tinto Alcan）资助，大堡礁基金会（Great Barrier Reef Foundation）负责管理，并由澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation，简称CSIRO）等额联合投资。本项目是大堡礁区域首个依托力拓旗下科考船"RTM Wakmatha"号搭建的规模化二氧化碳（CO₂）观测系统。本研究旨在为该区域的二氧化碳吸收情况以及海洋酸化变化的调控机制提供数据支撑，其产出的基础数据可用于评估大堡礁珊瑚礁对海洋酸化的脆弱性。本数据集包含经过质量控制的二氧化碳逸度（fugacity of CO₂）、大气压强、海表温度以及盐度走航观测数据。本数据集的管理与分发工作得到了CSIRO碳协作集群以及澳大利亚沿海生态系统设施的支持。