RTM Wakmatha Underway CO2 Measurements

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

Data were collected as part of the FutureReef MAP project, a 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 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.

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Title RTM Wakmatha Underway CO2 Measurements
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/6327ce58-d0ce-4997-b6e6-0a5cd52907a5
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Bronte.Tilbrook@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/12/2012 - 21/07/2016
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "RTM Wakmatha Underway CO2 Measurements". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/rtm-wakmatha-underway-co2-measurements