Future Reef MAP - March 2013 (Northbound)

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.

本数据集采集自未来珊瑚礁测绘计划（FutureReef MAP）。该项目为期三年，旨在沿大堡礁全域开展海洋化学监测。计划由力拓铝业（Rio Tinto Alcan）资助，大堡礁基金会负责管理，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科考船"RTM Wakmatha"搭建的大规模二氧化碳观测系统。研究目标为获取该区域二氧化碳吸收量与海洋酸化变化调控机制的相关信息，可为评估大堡礁（GBR）珊瑚礁对海洋酸化的脆弱性提供基础数据。本数据集包含经过质量控制的走航观测数据，涵盖二氧化碳逸度、大气压强、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）与澳大利亚海岸生态系统设施的支持。