eReefs GBR4: Great Barrier Reef Biogeochemistry and Sediments Model

Version 3.1 results from a 4km-resolution regional-scale biogeochemistry and sediments model of the Great Barrier Reef, forced by a hydrodynamic model and catchment inputs. The model ran in near-real-time mode, updating daily, until January 2024 when sensor damage disrupted river-flow forcing data. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze sediment transport patterns based on the 4km-resolution regional-scale model.
• Study biogeochemical cycles in the Great Barrier Reef based on the Furnas relationships for catchment inputs.
• Monitor near-real-time environmental changes based on the daily-updating model configuration.
• Assess the impact of river discharge on reef systems based on the river-flow forcing dataset.

Strengths

• Model results are at a 4km-resolution regional-scale.
• The model configuration ran in near-real-time mode, updating daily.
• The dataset is associated with a specific naming protocol: GBR4_H2p0_B3p1_Cfur_Dnrt.

Limitations

• The model's river-flow forcing dataset was lost in January 2024, limiting temporal coverage.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Results from version 3.1 of the 4km-resolution regional-scale biogeochemistry and sediments model.

Time Range

Ran until January 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 05:02:52.887469; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef