Superseded Great Barrier Reef Biogeochemical Model Results

Aggregating results from an early version of the 1km-resolution GBR1 biogeochemical and sediments model for the Great Barrier Reef. It has been superseded by a newer version (GBR1_H2p0_B3p2_Cfur_Dnrt) and includes improvements for optical calculations, sediment loads, and oxygen diagnostics. The dataset is provided in HTML and PNG formats.

Use Cases

• Analyze sediment transport dynamics using the added 'Dust' sediment tracer
• Study biogeochemical processes in the Great Barrier Reef using the 1km-resolution model outputs
• Compare optical calculations from this version against newer model iterations
• Investigate particulate and dissolved load corrections specific to the Normanby region

Strengths

• Model outputs are based on a 1km-resolution hydrodynamic model (version 1.85)
• Includes specific improvements for optical calculations and sediment tracer 'Dust'
• Managed by the authoritative CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue organization

Limitations

• Dataset is explicitly marked as SUPERSEDED by a newer version
• Specific data volume, row count, and column structure are unknown
• Primary data formats are HTML and PNG, which may limit direct numerical analysis

Provenance

Source

CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue

Collection Method

Outputs from the eReefs GBR1 1km-resolution shelf-scale biogeochemical model

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 2026-03-20, but the underlying model data is superseded.

Geography

Great Barrier Reef, Australia