WITHDRAWN: eReefs GBR1 biogeochemistry and sediments v3.2

This dataset was retired by its authors in February 2026 because the model used to generate it was discovered to have an error which lead to abnormally high/unrealistic Chlorophyll-a levels on the shelf edge and reef matrix. The values in the results dataset are not only inconsistent with the more recent GBR4_H4p0_ABARRAr2_OBRAN2020_FG2Gv3_B4p2_Cq5b_Dhnd dataset, but also scientifically unreasonable for these areas, where Chla should generally be ≤0.5 mg m⁻³ based on coral sea observations. Researchers should discontinue any use of this dataset as soon as possible.

Results from version 3.2 of the 1km-resolution regional-scale biogeochemistry and sediments model of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR1), forced by version 2.0 of the 1km-resolution hydrodynamic model and with Furnas relationships for wet and dry tropics rivers as catchment inputs.

This model configuration and associated results dataset may be referred to as "GBR1_H2p0_B3p2_Cfur_Dnrt" according to the eReefs biogeochemical simulation naming protocol.

The model ran in near-real-time mode, updating daily, until January 2024 when the 2023/24 monsoon season caused damage to sensors in the catchments, and we lost access to the critical river-flow forcing dataset.