Dataset: Surface seawater carbonate chemistry parameters from the Bermuda coral reef platform timeseries, 2007-2012 (BEACON project)

This dataset has not been validatedFinal no updates expectedVersion 05 November 2015 (2015-11-05)Dataset Type:Unknown

Principal Investigator, Contact: Andreas Andersson (University of California-San Diego Scripps)

Co-Principal Investigator: Nicholas Bates (Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Stephen R. Gegg (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


Program: Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB)

Project: BErmuda ocean Acidification and COral reef iNvestigation (BEACON)

Surface seawater carbonate chemistry parameters from the Bermuda coral reef platform (2007 - 2012). Bermuda reef data cover four spatial sites (Bouy 33 (B33), Tyne’s Bay (TB), Mid Platform (MP) and North Channel (NC)). The dataset contains measurements of surface seawater temperature, salinity, total dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and total alkalinity (TA) data.

Sampling:Locations:
Reef Site Name      Latitude  Longitude   
Bouy 33 (B33)       32.32957  -64.81760   
Tyne’s Bay (TB)     32.30966  -64.78230   
Mid Platform (MP)   32.37342  -64.78169   
North Channel (NC)  32.41597  -64.74285

 

Related files and references:
Andersson AJ, Yeakel KL, Bates NR, de Putron SJ (2014) Partial offsets in ocean acidification from changing coral reef biogeochemistry. Nat Clim Chang 4, 56-61.

Dickson AG, Sabine CL, Christian JR (2007) Guide to best practises for ocean CO2 measurements. PICES Special Publication, IOCCP Report no. 8.

Yeakel KL, Andersson AJ, Bates NR, Noyes TJ, Collins A, Garley R (2015) Shifts in coral reef biogeochemistry and resulting acidification linked to offshore productivity. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, doi:10.1073/pnas.1507021112


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