Underway fCO2 measurements collected April 2013 (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.

本数据集采集自FutureReef MAP项目，该项目为为期三年的研究计划，旨在沿大堡礁全海域监测海洋化学要素。本项目由力拓加铝（Rio Tinto Alcan）资助，大堡礁基金会（Great Barrier Reef Foundation）负责管理，并由CSIRO提供对等联合投资。本项目是首个在大堡礁海域布设的大型二氧化碳观测系统，作业船舶为力拓旗下“RTM Wakmatha”。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的相关数据，可为评估大堡礁珊瑚礁对海洋酸化的脆弱性提供必要的基础资料。本数据集包含经过质量控制的走航观测数据，具体包括二氧化碳逸度（fugacity of CO2）、大气压强、海表温度与盐度。本数据集的管理与分发工作得到了CSIRO碳合作集群（Carbon Collaboration Cluster）与澳大利亚沿海生态系统设施（Australian Coastal Ecosystem Facility）的支持。