Dataset: Bermuda Reef Timeseries 2007-2012
Deployment: BIOS_BEACON

Bermuda Reef Timeseries 2007-2012
Principal Investigator: 
Andreas Andersson (University of California-San Diego, UCSD-SIO)
Co-Principal Investigator: 
Nicholas Bates (Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, BIOS)
Contact: 
Andreas Andersson (University of California-San Diego, UCSD-SIO)
BCO-DMO Data Manager: 
Stephen R. Gegg (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Current State: 
Final no updates expected
Version: 
05 November 2015
Version Date: 
2015-11-05
Description

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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