Six sampling visits over two years provide data on temperature, total alkalinity, and dissolved inorganic carbon from 14 inshore fringing reefs. The dataset, collected by the Australian Institute of Marine Science, focuses on reefs under threat from terrestrial runoff between 16 and 23° S. It aims to compare inshore carbon chemistry with offshore reefs and historical data.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification impacts on inshore reefs based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Comparing seasonal carbon chemistry dynamics based on data collected in the late dry, wet, and early dry seasons.
- Analyzing the relationship between turbidity and reef metabolism based on the described primary productivity to respiration (P/R) ratios.
- Assessing spatial variability in carbonate chemistry across a latitudinal gradient from 16 to 23° S.
Strengths
- Data was collected at six time points over two years, capturing seasonal variation.
- Sampling covered 14 core reef sites across a latitudinal range of 16 to 23° S.
- Measurements include key parameters for carbonate chemistry: temperature, total alkalinity, and dissolved inorganic carbon.
- Samples were collected from surface, near-bottom open water, and reef slope environments at each site.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the selected 14 inshore reef sites.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) via the Australian Ocean Data Network.
- Collection Method
- Water samples collected using Niskin bottles from the R/V Cape Ferguson and by divers, analyzed with a VINDTA 3C titrator.
- Time Range
- September 2011 to June 2012 (with description noting sampling through June 2013).
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-13 21:28:39.708421; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Inshore fringing reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, between 16 and 23° S.