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Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, nitrate, phosphate, temperature and other variables collected from time series observations at Heron Island Reef Flat from 2010-06-01 to 2010-12-13 (NCEI Accession 0127256)

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This dataset contains carbonate chemistry and environmental parameters data that were collected from a 200-day time series monitoring on the Heron Island reef flat near the Great Barrier Reef. Understanding the temporal dynamics of present thermal and pH exposure on coral reefs is crucial for elucidating reef response to future global change. Diel ranges in temperature and carbonate chemistry parameters coupled with seasonal changes in the mean conditions define periods during the year when a reef habitat is exposed to anomalous thermal and/or pH exposure. In this study we define anomalous conditions as pH and temperature values that exceed a threshold that we have operationally defined for each variable. We present a 200-day time series from June through December 2010 of carbonate chemistry and environmental parameters measured on the Heron Island reef flat. These data reveal that aragonite saturation state, pH, and pCO2 were primarily modulated by biologically-driven, changes in dissolved organic carbon (DIC) and total alkalinity (TA), rather than salinity and temperature. The largest diel temperature ranges occurred in austral spring, in October (1.5 - 6.6 degrees Celsius) and lowest diel ranges (0.9 - 3.2 degrees Celsius) were observed in July, at the peak of winter. We observed large diel total pH variability, with a maximum range of 7.7 - 8.5 total pH units, with minimum diel average pH values occurring during spring and maximum during fall. As with many other reefs, the nighttime pH minima on the reef flat were far lower than pH values predicted for the open ocean by 2100. DIC and TA both increased from June (end of Fall) to December (end of Spring). Using this high-resolution dataset, we developed exposure metrics of pH and temperature individually for intensity, duration, and severity of low pH and high temperature events, as well as a combined metric. Periods of anomalous temperature and pH exposure were asynchronous on the Heron Island reef flat, which underlines the importance of understanding the dynamics of co-occurrence of multiple stressors on coastal ecosystems.
  • Cite as: Kline, David I.; Teneva, Lida; Hauri, Claudine; Schneider, Kenneth; Miard, Thomas; Chai, Aaron; Marker, Malcolm; Dunbar, Robert B.; Caldeira, Ken; Lazar, Boaz; Rivlin, Tanya; Mitchell, B. Greg; Dove, Sophie G.; Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2015). Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, nitrate, phosphate, temperature and other variables collected from time series observations at Heron Island Reef Flat from 2010-06-01 to 2010-12-13 (NCEI Accession 0127256). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v55m63mf. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2010-06-01 to 2010-12-13
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 151.92
East: 151.92
South: -23.45
North: -23.45
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2015-04-08
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose Determine the relationship between carbonate chemistry and other environmental parameters on a coral reef flat.
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  • Cite as: Kline, David I.; Teneva, Lida; Hauri, Claudine; Schneider, Kenneth; Miard, Thomas; Chai, Aaron; Marker, Malcolm; Dunbar, Robert B.; Caldeira, Ken; Lazar, Boaz; Rivlin, Tanya; Mitchell, B. Greg; Dove, Sophie G.; Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2015). Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, nitrate, phosphate, temperature and other variables collected from time series observations at Heron Island Reef Flat from 2010-06-01 to 2010-12-13 (NCEI Accession 0127256). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v55m63mf. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • Funding Information: Australian Research Council (The Heron Island Climate Change Observatory: An In-Situ Ocean Acidification and Carbonate Chemistry Monitoring Platform, LE0989608)
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords OCADS Study Type
  • Time series
Provider Variable Abbreviations
  • DIC
  • Nitrate
  • PAR
  • Phosphate
  • Salinity
  • TA
  • Temperature
  • Water Depth (m)
  • Water Velocity
  • pCO2
  • pH
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Geographic Names
  • Heron Island Reef Flat, Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Kline, David I.; Teneva, Lida; Hauri, Claudine; Schneider, Kenneth; Miard, Thomas; Chai, Aaron; Marker, Malcolm; Dunbar, Robert B.; Caldeira, Ken; Lazar, Boaz; Rivlin, Tanya; Mitchell, B. Greg; Dove, Sophie G.; Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2015). Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, nitrate, phosphate, temperature and other variables collected from time series observations at Heron Island Reef Flat from 2010-06-01 to 2010-12-13 (NCEI Accession 0127256). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v55m63mf. Accessed [date].
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  • 2015-04-08T02:12:09Z - NCEI Accession 0127256 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Inorganic Carbon; Abbreviation: DIC; Unit: umol/kg; Observation type: time series; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Analyzing instrument: LI-COR 7000 H2O:CO2 analyzer (LI-COR, Lincoln); Standardization frequency: Every 7 samples; CRM manufacturer: A.G. Dickson (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Oceanic Carbon Dioxide Quality Control; Uncertainty: plus minus 1-2 umol kg-1.
  • Parameter or Variable: Total alkalinity; Abbreviation: TA; Unit: umol/kg; Observation type: time series; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Analyzing instrument: T50 titrator with a small-volume DGi101-SC pH sensor (Mettler Toledo, Switzerland); Type of titration: Gran; Cell type (open or closed): Open; CRM manufacturer: A.G. Dickson (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Oceanic Carbon Dioxide Quality Control; Uncertainty: plus minus 3 umol kg-1.
  • Parameter or Variable: pH; Abbreviation: pH; pH scale: Seawater pH scale; Observation type: time series; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Analyzing instrument: MBARI modified Sea-Bird 18 digital pH sensor; Temperature of pH measurement: in situ; Standardization description: The pH sensors were swapped out with freshly calibrated sensors every 48-72 hours and cleaned daily. The pH sensors were calibrated to the seawater scale using a Denver pH meter (UB-10, Denver Instruments, NY, USA) calibrated with NBS standards and then used to prepare pH 6.00 and 8.20 filtered seawater standards. The mV readings of the pH sensors in the freshly prepared seawater standards were then used for sensor calibration to the seawater pH scale using a spreadsheet developed by MBARI..
  • Parameter or Variable: pH; Abbreviation: pH; pH scale: NBS; Observation type: time series; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Analyzing instrument: Denver pH meter (UB-10, Denver Instruments, NY, USA); Temperature of pH measurement: 25 degrees Celsius.
  • Parameter or Variable: pCO2 (fCO2) autonomous; Abbreviation: pCO2; Unit: uatm; Observation type: time series; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: Calculated.
  • Parameter or Variable: Photosynthetically Active Radiation; Abbreviation: PAR; Observation type: time series; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Analyzing instrument: Satlantic Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) sensor (Sea-Bird Scientific, USA).
  • Parameter or Variable: Water Depth (m); Abbreviation: Water Depth (m); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Analyzing instrument: Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) instrument (10-second resolution, SBE-16plusV2, Sea-Bird Electronics, USA).
  • Parameter or Variable: Water Velocity; Abbreviation: Water Velocity; Unit: m/s; Observation type: time series; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: measured; Analyzing instrument: Vector acoustic velocimeter (2-minute resolution; Nortek, Norway).
  • Parameter or Variable: Temperature; Abbreviation: Temperature; Unit: C; Observation type: time series; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: measured; Analyzing instrument: Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) instrument (10-second resolution, SBE-16plusV2, Sea-Bird Electronics, USA).
  • Parameter or Variable: Salinity; Abbreviation: Salinity; Observation type: time series; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: measured; Analyzing instrument: Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) instrument (10-second resolution, SBE-16plusV2, Sea-Bird Electronics, USA).
  • Parameter or Variable: Nitrate; Abbreviation: Nitrate; Unit: uMol/L; Observation type: time series; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Analyzing instrument: Flow Injection Autoanalyzer (Lachat Instruments Model QuickChem 8000); Method reference: Nitrate (NO3-1) was measured by reducing it to nitrite using a copperized cadmium column (precision of nitrate measurements was 0.02 mmol/L). Nitrite (NO2 1) was measured with a colorimetric method described by Grasshoff et al. [1999].
  • Parameter or Variable: Phosphate; Abbreviation: Phosphate; Unit: uMol/L; Observation type: time series; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In Situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Analyzing instrument: Flow Injection Autoanalyzer (Lachat Instruments Model QuickChem 8000) .
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  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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  • carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer
  • CTD
  • PAR Sensor
  • pH sensor
  • titrator
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