Future Reef MAP - September 2014

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（FutureReef MAP Project），该项目为期三年，旨在对大堡礁（Great Barrier Reef）全域海域的海洋化学参数开展监测工作。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，并获得澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation，简称CSIRO）的对等联合投资。本项目是首个在大堡礁海域部署的大规模二氧化碳（CO₂）观测系统，搭载力拓旗下科考船RTM Wakmatha执行观测任务。本研究旨在获取该区域二氧化碳吸收及海洋酸化变化调控机制的相关数据，同时为评估大堡礁珊瑚礁对海洋酸化的脆弱性提供核心基础数据集。本数据集包含经过严格质量控制的走航观测数据，涵盖二氧化碳逸度（fugacity of CO₂）、大气压强、海表温度与盐度等观测参数。本数据集的管理与分发工作得到了CSIRO碳合作集群（CSIRO Carbon Collaboration Cluster）及澳大利亚沿海生态系统设施（Australian Coastal Ecosystem Facility）的支持。