ESSD Earth System Science Data ESSDEarth Syst. Sci. Data 1866-3516 Copernicus Publications Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/essd-16-4869-2024Coral skeletal proxy records database for the Great Barrier Reef, AustraliaCoral skeletal proxy records database for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia ArzeyAriella K. aka548@uowmail.edu.au https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5628-2711 McGregorHelen V. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4031-2282 ClarkTara R. WebsterJody M. LewisStephen E. MallelaJennie McKayNicholas P. FaheyHugo W. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5713-0603 ChakrabortySupriyo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3171-7808 RazakTries B. FischerMatt J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4052-3549 Environmental Futures, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522, Australia Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522, Australia Radiogenic Isotope Facility, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia Geocoastal Research Group, School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, 2006, Australia Catchment to Reef Research Group, Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Townsville, 4811, Australia Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, Australia School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 86011, USA Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Pune, 411008, India Department of Atmospheric and Space Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, India Department of Marine Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, IPB University, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia School of Coral Reef Restoration (SCORES), Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, IPB University, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia Environment Research & Technology Group, ANSTO, Lucas Heights, 2234, Australia Ariella K. Arzey (aka548@uowmail.edu.au)29October2024 16 10 48694930 1May2024 7May2024 14August2024 15August2024 Copyright: © 2024 Ariella K. Arzey et al. 2024 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is available from https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/16/4869/2024/essd-16-4869-2024.htmlThe full text article is available as a PDF file from https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/16/4869/2024/essd-16-4869-2024.pdf Abstract

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR), Australia, has a long history of palaeoenvironmental coral research. However, it can be logistically difficult to find the relevant research and records, which are often unpublished or exist as “grey literature”. This hinders researchers' abilities to efficiently assess the current state of coral core studies on the GBR and thus identify any key knowledge gaps. This study presents the Great Barrier Reef Coral Skeletal Records Database (GBRCD), which compiles 208 records from coral skeletal research conducted since the early 1990s. The database includes records from the Holocene, from ∼8000 years ago, to the present day; records are from the northern, central, and southern GBR from inshore and offshore locations. Massive Porites spp. coral records comprise the majority (92.5 %) of the database, and the remaining records are from Acropora, Isopora, or Cyphastrea spp. The database includes 78 variables, with Sr/Ca, U/Ca, and Ba/Ca being the most frequently measured. Most records measure data over 10 or more years and are at monthly or lower resolution. The GBRCD is machine readable and easily searchable so that users can find records relevant to their research, e.g. by filtering for site name, time period, or coral type. It is publicly available as comma-separated values (CSV) data and metadata files with entries linked by the unique record ID and as Linked Paleo Data (LiPD) files. The GBRCD is publicly available from the NOAA National Center for Environmental Information World Data Service for Paleoclimatology at 10.25921/hqxk-8h74 (Arzey et al., 2024). The intention is to update the GBRCD annually, depending on the availability of relevant new GBR records or submission of legacy records to the GBRCD for archiving. The collection and curation of existing GBR coral research data provide researchers with the ability to analyse common proxies such as Sr/Ca across multiple locations and/or examine regional to reef-scale trends. The database is also suitable for multi-proxy comparisons and combination or composite analyses to determine overarching changes recorded by the proxies. This database represents the first comprehensive compilation of coral records from the GBR. It enables the investigation of multiple environmental factors via various proxy systems for the GBR, northeastern Australia, and potentially the broader Indo-Pacific region.

 Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering Post Graduate Research Award Australian Research Council DP200100206 SR200100005 FT140100286 DE180100017 DE120101998 Introduction

Scleractinian coral skeletons have long been used to reconstruct past changes of reef environments and climates, as well as to understand reef responses to those changes (e.g. Druffel and Griffin, 1993; Webster et al., 2018; Thompson, 2022; Clark et al., 2017; Felis et al., 2014). Foundational to the field are studies on corals from the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Studies on GBR corals have established, for example, the relationships between coral skeletal Sr/Ca and δ18O with sea surface temperature (SST) (Weber and Woodhead, 1969, 1970, 1972; Weber, 1973; McCulloch et al., 1994), coral luminescence with riverine inputs (Isdale, 1984; Boto and Isdale, 1985; Isdale et al., 1998), and coral radiocarbon with oceanographic processes (Druffel and Griffin, 1993), as well as the environmental signature recorded in coral density bands (Lough and Barnes, 1990, 1997), evidence of sediment and nutrient exposure (McCulloch et al., 2003; Wyndham et al., 2004; Sammarco et al., 1999), and a host of new analytical methods and approaches (Gagan et al., 1998; Sinclair et al., 1998; Barnes et al., 2003). In addition, palaeoclimate and palaeoenvironmental research based on GBR corals (typically massive Porites spp.) has advanced our knowledge on the most pressing threats to the GBR and coral reef ecosystems more broadly (McCulloch et al., 2003; De'ath et al., 2009; Lough et al., 2015; Wei et al., 2009; Koop et al., 2001), tropical climate processes (Hendy et al., 2002; Lough, 2007; Druffel and Griffin, 1993), reef responses to climate and sea-level change (Webster et al., 2018; Sanborn et al., 2020; Yokoyama et al., 2011; Leonard et al., 2020), and coral bleaching (Suzuki et al., 2003; D'Olivo and McCulloch, 2017; De'ath et al., 2012).

Despite the long history of coral palaeoclimate and environmental research on the GBR, the GBR coral research data like other research fields are being lost to time (Vines et al., 2014). While there is a recent push to ensure that coral geochemical records are publicly available upon publication (Kaufman and PAGES 2k special-issue editorial team, 2018; Khider et al., 2019; Dassié et al., 2017), many GBR coral core records are not yet publicly archived; thus, we risk losing these valuable datasets. The need to publicly archive GBR coral geochemical data is even more pressing as corals are under threat from human-induced stresses (Hughes et al., 2017; Maynard et al., 2015; Guan et al., 2020; Ortiz et al., 2018). Long-term monitoring of the GBR indicates that reef-wide hard coral cover was down to 18 % in 2017 (Australian Institute of Marine Science, 2017). Since then, hard coral cover has increased, but recovery has primarily been driven by fast-growing Acropora species (Australian Institute of Marine Science, 2017, 2022), which are less suitable for producing continuous multi-century records. The future of GBR corals and therefore the valuable geochemical records they contain faces an uncertain future, which makes existing GBR records a precious and potentially finite resource.

This study presents a comprehensive database of GBR coral geochemical and luminescence records, as well as associated variables such as growth characteristics (where available), compiling both published records (201) and records published here for the first time (7 records). The GBR Coral Skeletal Records Database (GBRCD) transfers data into a standardised machine-readable format (structured using a consistent logic readable by and between machines) and makes the records available to researchers in a searchable database. The database consists of two main parts: (1) individual comma-separated values (CSV) files consisting of a single coral's geochemical and luminescence measurements with the associated age estimate and (2) a metadata file for the entire suite of corals, which includes details of location, genus or species, analytical techniques, publications, cross-references, and other details. Alternatively, the GBRCD is available as Linked Paleo Data (LiPD) files with serialisations in Python, MATLAB, and R, which include the same fields standardised to the LiPD format and terminology. Basic analysis of the scope of the database is presented, as is a discussion of database caveats and future use. The GBRCD addresses the potential loss of existing GBR coral data and provides the ability to easily explore what records exist. The GBRCD is a valuable resource for exploratory analysis to understand the GBR (and the wider Pacific) environment (e.g. Henley et al., 2024) and preserves the records for future use.

GBR setting

The GBR is made up of more than 3000 reefs that span 14° of latitude, and the World Heritage area comprises an area of 348 000 km2. The width of the GBR across the continental shelf changes with latitude, ranging from 50 to 250 km wide (Steinberg, 2007; Hopley et al., 2007). Thus, coral reefs in the GBR can be classified based on their proximity to the Queensland coast and sea floor depth as either inner-shelf, mid-shelf, or outer-shelf reefs and; depending on their classification, these reefs will experience various gradients of terrigenous or open ocean influences. There is a seasonal atmospheric circulation that is characterised by an annual summer monsoon (December to March), which brings rainfall and increased river discharge to neighbouring GBR marine waters.

Map of locations with coral records in the Great Barrier Reef Coral Skeletal Records Database. Record locations are indicated by circles; select cities are indicated by orange squares; select rivers are indicated by dark blue lines; reefs are in light blue; and the nominal regions of the north, central, and south GBR are indicated by the dashed pink lines. Numbers identify rivers – 1: Endeavour River, 2: Daintree River, 3: Herbert River, 4: Burdekin River, 5: Pioneer River, and 6: Fitzroy River. The drainage basin boundary associated with the included rivers is indicated by the dashed black lines. GIS layers © State of Queensland (Department of Resources) 2023. This material is licensed under a Creative Commons – Attribution 4.0 International licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, last access: 9 February 2024). See Appendix E for a full list of included GIS layers.

Average SST varies latitudinally, with a 1.65 °C difference between the northern region (11–17° S) and the southern region (20–24° S) (Fig. 1) for the 1981–2010 period (HadISST; Rayner et al., 2003). The timing of the annual minimum and maximum also varies slightly; mean maximum SST in the 1981–2010 period (HadISST1.1) most frequently occurs in February in the central and southern GBR and in January in the northern GBR, while minimum SSTs most frequently occur in August in the northern and southern GBR and in July in the central GBR.

The modern GBR coral reef ecosystem initiated ∼8000–9000 years ago (ka) following the Holocene marine transgression (Davies and Hopley, 1983; Davies et al., 1985; Dechnik et al., 2015; Hopley et al., 2007), although the timing of individual coral reef initiation and vertical accretion rates varied considerably (range of 1–16 m per 1000 years) (Dechnik et al., 2017; Sanborn et al., 2020; Davies and Hopley, 1983; Hopley et al., 2007; Leonard et al., 2020; Ryan et al., 2018). Decreases in reef growth rate occur where the reef surface is within ∼ 2–3 m of sea level due to reduced growth and/or erosional loss (Davies and Hopley, 1983). Evidence from reef drilling suggests that there was little latitudinal variation in reef growth rate throughout the GBR, although the depth to the Pleistocene reef foundations in the northern and southern GBR regions is shallower than the central region (e.g. Davies et al., 1985; Hopley et al., 2007). Additionally, there are reef-flat growth hiatuses in both the northern and southern GBR, but not in the central GBR, due to a relative fall in sea level of ∼0.5 m in the other regions that was not evident in the central GBR due to subsidence in the central region (Halifax Basin) from hydro-isostatic adjustment (Dechnik et al., 2017).

 Palaeoclimate and palaeoenvironment reconstructed from GBR coral skeletons

Research on the GBR has a long history of discovery and scientific development, with ventures as far back as the 1928–1929 GBR expedition lauded as having promoted the development of empirical and analytical approaches important to the foundation of modern coral reef science (Spencer et al., 2021). Coral skeletons provide in situ records of the reef environment as they incorporate trace elements, a variety of element isotopes, and organic materials in proportion to climate and environmental variations in the marine environment. These palaeoclimate and palaeoenvironment proxies are a long-established method to assess the reef environment in the past and present, and they provide a means to quantify relative changes over space and time. Proxy records from coral skeletons offer the ability to extract high-resolution (weekly–monthly) information to assess a range of climate and environmental variables, most commonly SST and rainfall, and at a variety of scales, e.g. near-weekly records that extend from the present day back several centuries prior to the instrumental record (e.g. Lewis et al., 2012; D'Olivo and McCulloch, 2022).

Beginning in the late 1960s, studies using GBR corals provided empirical evidence of a relationship between skeletal oxygen isotopes, luminescence, trace elements, radiocarbon, density, and the coral's marine environment (Weber and Woodhead, 1969, 1970, 1972; Isdale, 1984; Druffel and Griffin, 1993; Lough and Barnes, 1990; McCulloch et al., 2003), and these studies were at the forefront of the development of new technologies and methods to measure these coral properties (Isdale et al., 1998; Gagan et al., 1998; Sinclair et al., 1998; Barnes et al., 2003; D'Olivo et al., 2018).

After the description of the utility of Sr/Ca as an SST proxy by Beck et al. (1992), coral skeleton proxy research in the GBR focused on development and calibration of proxy–SST relationships in the 1990s. GBR coral records from this period are generally short (< 10 years) and were analysed using a variety of spectrometry methods (Alibert and McCulloch, 1997; Druffel and Griffin, 1993, 1999; McCulloch et al., 1994; Gagan et al., 1998; Sinclair et al., 1998). Research in the 1990s also included the first application of paired Sr/Ca and δ18O proxies to reconstruct the GBR palaeoenvironment (McCulloch et al., 1994; Gagan et al., 1998) and the further exploration of coral luminescence as a proxy for river discharge (Isdale et al., 1998). These approaches were applied to extend our knowledge of GBR SST, riverine input, and oceanographic variability prior to the 1800s (Lough, 2007, 2011b; Hendy et al., 2002, 2003a; Calvo et al., 2007) and during the Holocene (Gagan et al., 1998; Leonard et al., 2016; Sadler et al., 2016b; Lough et al., 2014; Roche et al., 2014) .

Since the 2000s, partially facilitated by the development of the Australian Institute of Marine Science luminometer and The Australian National University laser ablation methods, research on coral proxies in the GBR has focused on proxies for terrigenous inputs. These include indicators of terrestrial runoff and sediment exposure (e.g. Ba/Ca and rare earth elements (REEs) (Jupiter et al., 2008; Jupiter, 2008; Saha et al., 2021; McCulloch et al., 2003; Lewis et al., 2012; Leonard et al., 2019)), land-use changes (e.g. δ15N and Mn (Lewis et al., 2007, 2012; Erler et al., 2016, 2020; Marion et al., 2021)), and river flow patterns (e.g. Ba/Ca and luminescence (Lough et al., 2002; Lough, 2007; Lough et al., 2014; D'Olivo and McCulloch, 2022)). Additionally, there is continuing research that aims to explore new proxies (e.g. V/Ca (Saha et al., 2019a) and δ98Mo (Wang et al., 2019)), as well as to develop proxies relevant to global issues such as ocean acidification (e.g. δ11B (Pelejero et al., 2005; Wei et al., 2009; D'Olivo et al., 2015; McCulloch et al., 2017)).

 Overview of the GBR Coral Skeletal Records Database Selection criteria for inclusion in GBRCD

The GBRCD was not assembled around a specific research goal, unlike other coral palaeoclimate databases such as the CoralHydro2k database (Walter et al., 2023), which was designed to support “the project's goal of reconstructing tropical hydroclimatic variability at seasonal and longer timescales”. The GBRCD compiles and makes available coral geochemical and luminescence data from the GBR in a user-friendly format to facilitate their use in research. The GBRCD is similar to the Coral Trait Database (Madin et al., 2016) but focuses on the GBR and coral proxy measurements (i.e. geochemical and luminescence measurements). Therefore, only three broad selection criteria are considered for including a record in the GBRCD:

Location. The GBRCD compiles coral records from the GBR and, due to its regional context and latitudinal relevance, Flinders Reef.

Length. The records are continuous (multi-year) measurements from coral skeletons.

Age model. Each record includes a relevant chronology (i.e. an estimate of age as the independent variable) or has a chronology that could be recreated relatively easily based on available data.

 All available geochemical or luminescence data were included in the GBRCD if they met these three criteria. No screening was applied on the quality of the data, and no records were excluded based on analytical uncertainties, diagenesis screening, resolution (e.g. weekly, monthly, annual), significance of the correlation between proxy and target parameter, or record length. It is at the discretion of researchers using data from the GBRCD to determine the suitability for their aims.

Where available, additional variables, such as coral growth data (density, extension, etc.), are included alongside the geochemical and luminescence data for records in the GBRCD where the additional variable data are at the same resolution as the geochemical or luminescence measurements.

 Data sources

The majority of GBR coral records are from peer-reviewed published studies (see Appendix Table A1). In many cases, the published records were publicly archived in repositories such as the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information World Data Service for Paleoclimatology (NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology) and World Data Center PANGAEA. The GBRCD includes digital object identifier (DOI) information linking back to these original sources and publications. In some cases, published studies included additional records that were not archived in public repositories. Instead, these data were obtained from the publication's supplemental material or by reaching out to the corresponding authors. As part of the GBRCD compilation process, 114 previously unarchived records, as well as 7 previously unpublished records, were submitted to NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology for archiving. These files are in the standard NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology (tab-delimited) file format.

Records first published in the GBRCD.

Record ID Variables Reef location AR24DIP01 Ba/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca Dip Reef AR24OTI01 Sr/Ca One Tree Island AR24OTI02 Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Ca/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca One Tree Island AR24OTI03 Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Ca/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca One Tree Island AR24OTI04 Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Ca/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca One Tree Island AR24OTI05 Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Ca/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca One Tree Island AR24SLY01 δ13C; Δ14C; δ18O Stanley Reef

Seven records have not been published previously and are published in the GBRCD for the first time (Table 1 and Appendix A and C). These records are accompanied by their associated metadata record and appropriate background information (see Appendix A, C, D). If further information about the record is required, users are encouraged to reach out to the first author/contact listed in the GBRCD publication metadata.

Example of the process of giving core records a unique identifier.

GBRCD ID Core ID frompublication Publication reference Location Variables Resolution Split Comments SA16HER01a AR HL 3 Sadler et al. (2016a) Heron Reef Sr/Ca Biannual Core 1 Suffix identifier for record as there are different coral(s) with publication(s) in the same year at the same reef location SA16HER01b P HS 1 Sadler et al. (2016b) Heron Reef Sr/Ca Bimonthly Core 1 Suffix identifier for record as there are different coral(s) with publication(s) in the same year at the same reef location WE09ARL01_1 AREO 4 Wei et al. (2009) Arlington Reef Ba/Ca; δ11B; δ13C; δ18O; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; δ11B pH Annual Core 1, split 1 Record split due to difference in measurement resolution WE09ARL01_2 AREO 4 Wei et al. (2009) Arlington Reef Ba/Ca; δ11B; δ13C; δ18O; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; δ11B pH > Annual Core 1, split 2 Record split due to difference in measurement resolution

Records included in the database are multi-year measurements of coral geochemistry and luminescence signals. In total, there are 78 variables available to investigate the GBR environment or to determine new proxy–environment relationships. The records include commonly measured isotopes and trace elements (TEs) such as δ18O, Ba/Ca, Sr/Ca, and U/Ca, as well as less explored isotopes (such as δ11B and δ15N) and emerging TE proxies such as Li/Mg and rare earth elements (REEs). Luminescence records are included in the database as coral luminescence is a proven hydrological proxy in the GBR (Lough, 2011a; Lough et al., 2014).

Care is advised for the use of all records in the GBRCD as the relevance of the measured variables may vary by location, or the sampling resolution of the records may not be suitable. Therefore, further processing needs to be considered before integrating or comparing the records.

 Database structure

The database is provided in a split form and includes a table of metadata describing each record, as well as individual CSV files that include the coral variables such as age, distance down core, measured trace elements, and so on. It is also provided as LiPD files and serialisations with the metadata fields structured as per the LiPD format (see Table B1). The database is available in both formats to facilitate ease of use. The CSV files are easily accessible and do not need programming languages (e.g. R or Python) to explore the datasets, whereas the LiPD files require programming languages to fully access that data and are designed as structured data to enable interoperability and quick analysis of palaeoclimate data (McKay and Emile-Geay, 2016).

The metadata supplied alongside the coral record data provide a thorough background on each record, with assumptions and limitations made clear for researchers. While every best attempt has been made to provide information for all metadata fields that are relevant, there are some fields where the information was not available (i.e. flagged with “NA”). Metadata fields allow for filtering by site, coral genus or species, analysis method, proxy type, etc.

Individual CSV and LiPD files are provided for each coral record. In general, an individual record is defined as being from a single coral, whether a coral head was drilled directly or the coral was retrieved from a core that was drilled into a coral reef matrix (coral reef matrices can intersect individual coral heads as well as the reef framework in which they are preserved).

In some instances, multiple geochemical and/or luminescence records have been measured from the same coral head. In this situation, the multiple records have their own separate entries as they are usually either part of an included composite record, measured using different techniques, or have sufficient differences in the metadata or dataset to provide a good reason not to attempt to join the datasets. However, they are identified and cross-referenced in the database as being from the same coral or core.

 Data processing

Published data, as was available or supplied, have been archived in the database format described here. Potentially abnormal data (e.g. values <0 for Mg/Ca (after correcting against a method and/or lab standard)) were not removed from the datasets as they may be indicative of climate or environmental events, and it is up to the user to determine appropriate screening procedures when using the database.

A basic quality check was conducted on records published for the first time in the GBRCD (see Appendix C). This consisted of creating or adjusting the coral age model based on available information and checking for diagenetic alteration where there was a physical sample available.

Coral records that were archived or supplied with the ages in standard date format (e.g. DD/MM/YYYY) had all ages converted to decimal date in the Common Era (CE) or Before Common Era (BCE) format. This means that there is no year zero, and negative (BCE) numbers start at “-1”. Since there are rounding issues with decimal dates assigned to the first day of the month (at midnight), 12 h was added to each date to ensure the age remained assigned to the correct month of the year.

For archiving purposes, 16 records were assigned a new age model. This was primarily because the coral data were not available with an age model or did not have one appropriate for archiving (e.g. date not assigned to each data point). A note is included in the relevant field about the chronology for records where the chronology was (re)created for archiving in the GBRCD, and further details are provided in Appendix C. Nine fossil records were supplied or previously archived with chronologies relative to the record itself (i.e. 0 = first or youngest year of record). The available dating information was used to transform these chronologies to Common Era ages.

Before Common Era fossil coral data are included in the GBRCD. Absolute age estimates for these corals are based on uranium–thorium (U-Th, or U-series) dating and radiocarbon (14C) measurements, with basic information about the dating supplied in the GBRCD metadata. Five coral records dated by radiocarbon measurements were recalibrated using CALIB rev. 8 (Stuiver and Reimer, 1993) and the Marine20 radiocarbon age calibration curve (Heaton et al., 2020) to standardise the age estimates, and details (including the local delta-R reservoir correction) are available in the “dating_notes” field. Users of the GBRCD should determine if the radiocarbon ages of the fossil records should be revised based on future updates to the calibration curves and/or reservoir ages. For records where U-Th dating information is reported for the first time in this study, information is provided in the GBRCD metadata, and complete relevant U-Th dating information (Dutton et al., 2017) is included in Appendix Table D1.

Relevant metadata were obtained from source publications and, where necessary, subsequent or cited publications and data archives. Coral IDs were also matched across publications using literature searches and the AIMS reef core database, and subsequently cross-checked within the GBRCD.

 Database records and identification

Records are identified here as datasets from a single coral that may include one or more measured variables unified with a single age model. Similar to the Iso2k database protocols (Konecky et al., 2020), each record in the database was given a nine-digit alphanumeric ID. The dataset ID was created from the first two letters of the first author's last name, the last two numbers of the year of publication, the first three letters of the location (or in some cases a commonly accepted shortening or three-letter acronym for the location was used), and two numbers that represent the core number. If data were not previously published, publication year was substituted with the year of this compilation. For reef locations in the GBR that are currently represented by a number rather than a name and for records that are the composite of multiple locations, “GBR” has been used as the three-letter reef location for the GBRCD ID.

However, the Iso2k nine-digit alphanumeric identifier was insufficient to separate records where researchers have published multiple papers from the same GBR location within the same year. To separate these records, a 10th digit was added to the ID, adding an alphabetical end code of “a”, “b”, and so on following the order of publication (Table 2), similar to many journal standards for uniquely identifying references. Additionally, where the core record has been split due to notable differences in the record (e.g. due to data resolution or age model), a split identifier of “_1” or “_2” has been appended to the end of the identifier (Table 2).

The database format of the CSV files for each record.

Field name Variable Type Description Age Age numeric Time data for the record. All time data are expressed as a decimal date. Annual or greater resolution default to [year] (equivalent of [year].0) unless original publication specified otherwise. Units: CE. [variable] Data numeric A N×1 vector of proxy data. Data type is specified in the list of proxy and additional variables listed in Table 4. Units are specified in Table 4. Database variables, units, and standards

Records are all standardly formatted as CSV and LiPD files, with each record containing an age field and variable field(s) as per Table 3. Each GBRCD record includes between 1 and 33 variables.

Data variables. Describes variables included in the database, units, type, and brief description. The list of variables is alphabetical.

Field name Variable Type Units Unitabbreviation Description Arag Ωarag calculated dimensionless Aragonite saturation state determined from calculated δ11B pH. Ba Ba measured parts per million ppm Barium Ba138Ca Ba/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Barium / calcium A secondary Ba/Ca measurement for laser ablation. This is a measure of the total Ba/Ca using the count intensities of the Ba138 isotope. BaCa Ba/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Barium / calcium For laser ablation, this is a measure of the total Ba/Ca using the count intensities of the Ba137 isotope. BCa B/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Boron / calcium BMg B/Mg measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Boron / magnesium Ca Ca measured parts per million ppm Calcium CaCa Ca/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 A measure of the total Ca/Ca ratio using the count intensities of the Calcium48/calcium43 isotopes. Calcn Calcification rate calculated grams centimetre−1 year−1 g cm−1 yr−1 Annual coral calcification rate. Cd Cd measured parts per million ppm Cadmium CdCa Cd/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Cadmium / calcium Ce Ce measured parts per million ppm Cerium (REE) CeCa Ce/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Cerium / calcium CeCe_anom Ce/Ce* calculated dimensionlessa Cerium anomalycalculatedb as CeCe=CesnPrsnxPrNdsn (1) d11B δ11B measured permille permil (‰) 11B/10B d11B_pH δ11B pH calculated dimensionless pH calculated from δ11B. d11B_pHcf_pres δ11B pHcf calculated dimensionless pH of calcifying fluid calculated from δ11B. Values are pressure corrected. d13C δ13C measured permille permil (‰) 13C/12C

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Field name Variable Type Units Unitabbreviation Description D14C Δ14C measured permille permil (‰) δ14C (14C/12C) deviation from a standard and corrected for δ13C. d15N CS-δ15N measured permille permil (‰) 15N/14N δ15N of skeleton bound organic matter. d18O δ18O measured permille permil (‰) 18O/16O d18Osw δ18Oseawater calculated permille permil (‰) δ18O of seawater calculated from paired δ18O and Sr/Ca. d66Zn δ66Zn measured permille permil (‰) 66Zn/64Zn d98Mo δ98Mo measured permille permil (‰) 98Mo/95Mo Density Density measured grams centimetre−1 g cm−1 Annual average coral density. Distance Distance measured millimetres mm Distance measured from outer edge of coral or core. Dy Dy measured parts per billion ppb Dysprosium (REE) Er Er measured parts per billion ppb Erbium (REE) Eu Eu measured parts per billion ppb Europium (REE) EuCa Eu/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Europium / calcium Extn Extension rate measured millimetres year−1 mm yr−1 Annual linear extension rate of coral. Fe Fe measured parts per million ppm Iron FeCa Fe/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Iron / calcium Gd Gd measured parts per billion ppb Gadolinium (REE) GdCa Gd/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Gadolinium / calcium Ho Ho measured parts per billion ppb Holmium (REE) La La measured parts per billion ppb Lanthanum (REE) LaCa La/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Lanthanum / calcium LiCa Li/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Lithium / calcium LiMg Li/Mg measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Lithium / magnesium Lu Lu measured parts per billion ppb Lutetium (REE) LuCa Lu/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Lutetium / calcium Lumin Luminescence measured dimensionless Coral luminescence as measured by luminometer. LuminGB Luminescence G/B measured dimensionless Luminescence calculated from spectral green/blue ratio measured by spectral luminescence scanning.

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Field name Variable Type Units Unitabbreviation Description LuminInd Luminescence visual indices measured dimensionless Annual coral luminescence indices as determined by visual assessment of annual luminescence lines. LuminRange Luminescence range measured dimensionless Annual luminescence range as measured by luminometer; determined by difference between annual (summer) maximum luminescence and preceding annual (winter) minimum luminescence. LuminSF Luminescence sum measured dimensionless Standardised annual fluorescence/luminescence calculated by interpolating and summing 12 values between annual minimum (winter) luminescence values. MgCa Mg/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Magnesium / calcium Mn Mn measured parts per million ppm Manganese MnCa Mn/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Manganese / calcium Mo Mo measured parts per million ppm Molybdenum Nd Nd measured parts per billion ppb Neodymium (REE) NdYb Nd/Yb measured dimensionlessa Neodymium / ytterbium (REE) P P measured parts per million ppm Phosphorus PbCa Pb/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Lead / calcium PCa P/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Phosphorus / calcium Pr Pr measured parts per billion ppb Praseodymium (REE) PrCa Pr/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Praseodymium / calcium REEsCa ΣREE/Ca measured dimensionlessa Sum of REEs / calcium Sm Sm measured parts per billion ppb Samarium (REE) SmCa Sm/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Samarium / calcium SrCa Sr/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Strontium / calcium Tb Tb measured parts per billion ppb Terbium (REE) Th Th measured parts per million ppb 232Thorium Ti Ti measured parts per million ppm Titanium Tm Tm measured parts per billion ppb Thulium (REE)

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Field name Variable Type Units Unitabbreviation Description UB U/B measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Uranium / boron Calculated from U/Ca and B/Ca. UCa U/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Uranium / calcium USr U/Sr measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Uranium / strontium Calculated from U/Ca and Sr/Ca. VCa V/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Vanadium / calcium Y Y measured parts per billion ppb Yttrium (REY) Yb Yb measured parts per billion ppb Ytterbium (REE) YbCa Yb/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Ytterbium / calcium YCa Y/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Yttrium / calcium YHo Y/Ho measured parts per billion ppb Yttrium / holmium as mass ratio. Zn Zn measured parts per million ppm Zinc ZnCa Zn/Ca measured millimole mole−1 mmol mol−1 Zinc / calcium Zr Zr measured parts per billion ppb Zirconium

a data considered dimensionless (Narottam Saha, personal communication, 2023)b Ce/Ce* formula (Eq. 1) from Saha et al. (2019b) per Lawrence et al. (2006)

The database collates 78 variables obtained from coral records: 72 measured and 6 calculated variables (Table 4).

Units reported in the database were standardised to enable interoperability among records. All trace element / calcium (TE/Ca) ratios were included (as mmol mol−1), and where relevant, the calibrations (proxy–SST) for the ratios included in the record metadata are in the same units. Isotopes were archived as permille (‰), and, where relevant, the calibrations for the ratios are in the same units. The majority of non-ratio elements were archived as parts per million. The exceptions to this were the rare earth elements (REEs) (lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu)), yttrium (Y), and zirconium (Zr), which were archived as parts per billion (i.e. 10−9).

The list of included dataset field names for each record is provided in the CSV version metadata file (i.e. “meths_primaryVariableList” or “meths_additionalVariableList”; Table 4).

All records include an “Age” field that is the age of each sample as determined by the coral age model. For records that are at greater than annual resolution, the age supplied is representative of the grouping of years included in each data point. For example, the Druffel and Griffin (1999) biennial data list the middle year of the sampled coral (i.e. October 1889 to October 1891 has the age of 1890.8), while Hendy et al. (2002) quinquennial resolution data list the middle year of the sampled coral (i.e. 1981 to 1985 has the age of 1983). For sub-annual resolution records, the tie point within each month varies depending on the researchers' choice in the original publications. It is up to researchers to inspect the data to understand the “Age” field for each record they intend to use.

 Coral database metadata

The GBRCD contains 104 metadata fields in the CSV version (reduced or combined into 76 fields in the LiPD version; Table B1) that enable identification and investigation of the coral records. Information for the metadata fields have been sourced from publications, supplementary materials, data archive information, and personal communications with researchers.

Nine fields are notes or free-form text fields that provide useful information for future investigations and understanding the record that cannot be succinctly reduced to controlled vocabulary and/or a numerical value.

The metadata included in the GBR coral record database were divided into six categories (identifier, geographic, publication, analysis, calibration, and dating), based on best practice standards suggested by the Marine Annually Resolved Proxy Archives (MARPA) (Dassié et al., 2017), Paleoclimate Community reporTing Standard (PaCTS) 1.0 (Khider et al., 2019), and Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus (Morrill et al., 2021), and standards implemented in other palaeo-archive databases such as Iso2k and CoralHydro2k (Walter et al., 2023; Konecky et al., 2020).

Identifier metadata for the CSV version of the GBRCD for each coral record including database ID, publication core name, species, and time span.

Field name Variable Type Description cdata_datasetID Dataset ID text A specific identifier assigned to all records, with specifics for the publication and site. cdata_coreName Core name published text Core name as specified in text in publications. Allows for tracing of coral records through past and future publications.∗ cdata_altCoreName Core name alternate text Alternate core name to cdata_coreName if more than one was used in the publication or where a different name was specified in datasets or secondary sources. cdata_IGSN International Generic Sample Number text IGSN identifier for sample identification of the physical coral samples. At the time of publication this field is empty. cdata_collectTime Time collected text The year and month (if available) the coral core was collected from living coral. Format is [year CE-month]. Alternatively, if core was from non-living coral, it was described as “Fossil” in this field. cdata_minYear Min year numeric First/oldest year of record. Recorded as integer years CE. Coral age decimal values were rounded down to the calendar year integer. Negative values are years BCE. cdata_maxYear Max year numeric Last/youngest year of record. Recorded as integer years CE. Coral age decimal values were rounded down to the calendar year integer. Negative values are years BCE. cdata_archiveSpecies Coral species text Coral genus and species (if known). Records where species name was unknown or not given were written as “[Genus] sp.”∗ Note that species level identification of coral species (particularly Porites spp.) is open to disagreement and thus carries a level of uncertainty. cdata_isDatabaseDuplicate Duplicate coral core name flag logic Indicates whether coral core name appears more than once in the GBRCD. Flags if coral records were split, and/or where the core name (cdata_ coreName and cdata_altCoreName) was identical between publications. cdata_dataCoverageGroup Record coverage numeric The group the record was sorted into based on the length of the record. Groups range from 1 to 3 as described in Table 6. cdata_coralNotes Coral notes text Any notes on coral and additional information that does not fit into other fields, e.g. list of core names (if known) for composite records, record observations, and considerations.

∗ Descriptions based on Walter et al. (2023) CoralHydro2k database fields.

Coral record coverage group and description relating to the field cdata_dataCoverageGroup.

Category Description 1 Record length >100 years 2 Record length 10–100 years 3 Record length <10 years Identifier metadata

Identifier fields were used to distinguish and characterise each coral record and identify potential crossover (or duplication) between records in the database and other research (Table 5). Identifier fields include core names (as specified in the original publication(s)), International Generic Sample Number (IGSN), core collection time, coral archive species, and the record period (maximum (max) and minimum (min) year). The metadata for the record period aim to maximise users' abilities to find relevant records that may only include measurements for part of a year; for example, the max year for records ending in March 2000 or November 2000 would be 2000 for both.

The database includes 67 duplicate core names, which generally indicate different types of analyses on the same coral head, reflecting the development and use of new analysis techniques. For example, TE/Ca may be measured from the same core using different methods (e.g. inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) or laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICP-MS)) or may be measurements of different variables (e.g. TE/Ca and luminescence). However, it also demonstrates the concentration of analyses on particular coral heads. For example, 5 of the 21 records from Magnetic Island in the central GBR are analyses from MAG01D and include an approximately weekly resolution multi-trace-element LA-ICP-MS record, approximately annual resolution stable isotope record, biennial resolution multi-trace-element inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) record, quinquennial resolution stable isotope and trace-element record, and annual resolution luminescence record.

A notes field (“cdata_coralNotes”; Table 5) is also included for additional information on the coral, including issues and observations for consideration if using the record.

Geographic metadata for the CSV version of the GBRCD for each coral record describing the physical location of each coral archive sampling location.

Field name Variable Type Description geo_latitude Latitude numeric Latitude for the coral. All values are negative in the GBRCD due to GBR's location south of the Equator. See geo_notes for considerations. geo_longitude Longitude numeric Longitude for coral. All values are positive in the GBRCD due to the GBR's location within 180° east of the Prime Meridian. See geo_ notes for considerations. geo_siteName Site text Structured location names. Format follows site name: [name] Reef/Island, e.g. Abraham Reef or Havannah Island. geo_siteName2 Site text Specific location name (if available) as supplied in publications, e.g. Geoffrey Bay, Heron Island Reef. geo_elevation Elevation numeric Elevation, if known, of corals in metres (m). Values are negative to indicate coral material was collected below present-day sea level or positive to indicate coral material was collected above present-day sea level. Where a range of values is reported the elevation is the average of the range. geo_notes Notes text Any notes on coral geographic information. This includes reported specifics of coral elevation, such as the depth range listed or relationship to water height, information on fossil coral depths from drill core matrices (if available) and considerations. Geographic metadata

Geographic fields (Table 7) provide further core identification information and give the physical location of the coral archive: geographic coordinates, site name, and depth of the colony (termed “elevation” below).

Coral records that did not have listed GPS coordinates for the data were assigned GPS coordinates using the “Reefs and shoals – Queensland” dataset (EPSG:4283 – GDA94 coordinate reference system) from the State of Queensland (Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy) 2023, available under a Creative Commons – Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, last access: 9 February 2024) licence. GPS coordinates were approximately matched to the supplied location if a sufficiently detailed map was included in the publication or the coordinates approximating the reef centre were used. Where coordinates were supplied for the GBRCD or the coordinates have been changed or updated from what was published in the original publication, this is noted in the “geo_notes” field.

Elevation information is supplied for coral records in the “geo_elevation” field. This value includes uncertainties inherent in the published data as elevation may describe depth below sea level to top or bottom of the coral, and this is not always explicitly described. Likewise, the choice of height datum used to describe sea level is also not always explicitly stated. Fossil coral records from drill core matrices have the depth down core range (if known), as well as an estimated depth within that range, noted in the “geo_notes” field. As there is uncertainty around the estimated depth down core, as well as uncertainty due to past changes in GBR sea level compared to present-day sea level (Lewis et al., 2013; Leonard et al., 2020; Hopley et al., 2007), it is left to the user to convert depth down core to an elevation relative to present-day sea level for fossil corals.

Dating metadata for the CSV version of the GBRCD. Basic information for dated samples.

Field name Variable Type Description dating_UThDate U-Th date numeric Uranium–thorium (U-Th) age corrected for initial thorium. If more than one age was measured, this field lists the youngest age, or the age used in the original record chronology. Units: years before present (BP). dating_UThDateUncertainty U-Th date uncertainty numeric Uranium–thorium (U-Th) age (corrected) uncertainty. If more than one age was measured, this field lists the uncertainty for the youngest age, or the age used in the original record chronology. Units: BP. dating_14CDate 14C date numeric Uncalibrated radiocarbon (14C) age. If more than one age was measured, this field lists the youngest age, or the age used in the original record chronology. Units: BP. dating_14CDateUncertainty 14C date uncertainty numeric Uncalibrated radiocarbon (14C) age uncertainty. If more than one age was measured, this field lists the uncertainty for the youngest age, or the age used in the original record chronology. Units: BP. dating_notes Additional dating information text Any additional information relating to dating of corals such as the local delta-R reservoir correction used as well as the assumptions used for the database. Dating metadata

The GBRCD includes 18 BCE records that have chronologies determined in part by U-Th or radiocarbon dating. The dating metadata (Table 8) provide a brief overview of information available in the related record publications and include either the corrected U-Th age or uncalibrated 14C age (± uncertainty) referenced to 1950 (BP; years before present) as well as a summary of related information and/or assumptions.

The complete record (or all available) of essential information for reporting U-Th and radiocarbon dating can be found in the original publications. Dating information published for the first time in this study is supplied in Table D1.

Analysis metadata for the CSV version of the GBRCD. Description of fields relating to the measurement of coral data, including variables measured, analysis method and the age model used. Note “X” is used to represent a list of variables as stated in the description.

Field name Variable Type Description meths_primaryVariablesList Proxy variables text List of proxy variables measured from coral archive. See Table 4 for complete list of variables. meths_additionalVariablesList Additional variables text List of variables that are not standard climate or environment proxy variables or are variables calculated from the measurement of proxy variables. See Table 4 for complete list of variables. meths_XMethod Method of X measurement text Method used for data measurement (X = TE, Isotope, Lumin), e.g. ICP-MS. Where multiple TE or Isotope methods are used across variables, this field lists the Sr/Ca or δ18O method and other methods in meths_altMethodInfo. See Table 10 for the complete list. meths_XMethodMachine Machine for X datameasurement text Description of machine used for data measurement, e.g. Finnigan MAT 251. (X = TE, Isotope, Lumin) meths_altMethodInfo Alternate proxy measurement information text List of proxy, method and machine used (if available) for data measurements not included in other method and machine information fields. Items are separated by “;”. meths_methodNotes Sampling notes text Any notes on methods including a brief description of sampling method, and other record measurement notes that do not fit in other fields. meths_hasResolutionNominal Nominal resolution text Nominal temporal resolution of the coral record. Nominal choice is based on median frequency of coral data. See Table 11 for term definitions. meths_resolutionMin Minimum resolution numeric Minimum temporal resolution of the record, expressed as data points per year. meths_resolutionMax Maximum resolution numeric Maximum temporal resolution of the record, expressed as data points per year. meths_resolutionMean Mean resolution numeric Mean temporal resolution of the proxy record, expressed as data points per year. meths_resolutionMedian Median resolution numeric Median temporal resolution of the record, expressed as data points per year. meths_isAnomaly Anomaly data flag logic Indicates whether [variable] values are considered anomaly data. Anomaly definition and therefore calculation method may vary by publication. meths_chronologyNotes Notes on age model text Brief notes on method used to determine coral data age model. Field includes the target SST dataset and interpolation information if supplied. SST datasets include AIMS (Australian Institute of Marine Science), Extended Reconstructed SST (ERSST), Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (COADS), Integrated global ocean station system (IGOSS), Hadley Centre Sea Ice and SST (HadISST), NOAA/Reyn-Smith Optimum Interpolation SST (OISST). Also includes methods for determining the age model for fossil corals where the age model incorporates the absolute age (Table 8).

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Field name Variable Type Description meths_coralExtensionRate Extension rate numeric Average coral extension rate in mm yr−1. If a range was given in the publication, “Extension rate” is the average of the range.∗ meths_coralExtensionRateNotes Extension rate notes text Coral extension rate given in the publication or determined from data. This field includes the units, uncertainty, or ranges in values which are not included in the previous field. meths_tissueThickness Tissue thickness numeric Average coral tissue thickness in millimetres (mm). meths_jcpUsed Flag for measurement of JCp-1 logic Indicates whether the JCp-1 standard was measured. meths_jcpSrCaValue Measured value of JCp-1 numeric Sr/Ca value measured for JCp-1 standard. Units: mmol mol−1. meths_XAnalyticalPrecision Measured X analyticalprecision numeric Analytical error for measured proxy values based on a standard (X = SrCa, UCa or d18O). meths_XAnalyticalPrecisionUnits X analytical precisionunits text Units of analytical error. (X = SrCa, UCa or d18O). Units are mmol mol−1 or relative standard deviation (RSD; %) for Sr/Ca and U/Ca, or permille (permil) for δ18O. meths_altPrecisionList Alternate proxies with analytical precisiondata text List of proxies with supplied analytical precision in addition to Sr/Ca, U/Ca or δ18O. See Table 12. Provided to enable comparing precision between studies and assess use of records for research. Items are separated by “;”. meths_altAnalyticalPrecision Measured analyticalprecision text List of analytical error value(s) based on a standard for alternate proxies. Values are numerical and are separated by “;” with the order matching meths_altPrecisionList. See Table 12 for the list. meths_altAnalyticalPrecisionUnits X analyticalprecision units text List of units for alternate proxy analytical error(s). Units are separated by “;” with the order matching meths_altPrecisionList. See Table 12 for the list of units. meths_archiveDiagenesisCheck Diagenesis screeninginformation text Information about diagenesis screening as reported in publications, including the method(s) used to check diagenesis. Where screening information was supplied it is reported as `Yes; [method(s)]'. Methods used to check include X-ray diffraction (XRD), petrographic thin section (TS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and ultraviolet light assessment (UV).

∗ Descriptions based on Walter et al. (2023) CoralHydro2k database fields.

Description of abbreviations of methods used for the meths_XMethod field given in Table 9.

Method acronym Method AMS Accelerator mass spectrometry GC Gas counting ICP-AES Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry ICP-OES Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry ICP-MS Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ID-TIMS Isotope dilution thermal ionisation mass spectrometry IRMS Isotope ratio mass spectrometry LA-ICP-MS Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry LSA Liquid scintillation analysis MC-ICP-MS Multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry MS Mass spectrometry PTIMS Positive thermal ionisation mass spectrometry Q-ICP-MS Quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry SSAMS Single-stage accelerator mass spectrometry TIMS Thermal ionisation mass spectrometry

Description of terms for nominal resolution.

Nominal resolution Data points per year weekly; weekly_uneven ≥52 data points per year; “_uneven” was added to records with variable resolutions that typically have over 52 data points per year. fortnightly; fortnightly_uneven 26 data points per year; “_uneven” was added to records with variable resolutions that typically have 26–51 data points per year. monthly; monthly_uneven 12 data points per year; “_uneven” was added to records with variable resolutions that typically have 12–25 data points per year. bimonthly; bimonthly_uneven 6 data points per year; “_uneven” was added to records with variable resolutions that typically have 6–11 data points per year.∗ quarterly; quarterly_uneven 4 data points per year; “_uneven” was added to records with variable resolutions that typically have 4–5 data points per year.∗ biannual; biannual_uneven 2 data points per year; “_uneven” was added to records with variable resolutions that typically have 2–3 data points per year.∗ annual; annual_uneven 1 data point per year; “_uneven” was added to records with variable resolutions that typically have 1 data point per year, and are missing years of data. > annual < 1 data point per year.∗

∗ Descriptions based on Walter et al. (2023) CoralHydro2k database fields.

List of isotopes, trace elements, and trace-element ratios, with analytical precision values supplied in meths_altPrecisionList. The list of variables is formatted as per meths_altPrecisionList. Units are as provided by the original publication(s) or authors but are all 1 standard deviation.

Type List Units Isotope d11B, d13C, d14C, d15N permille (permil) Trace element Ba, Mn, Th, Y RSD (%) Trace-element ratio BaCa, Ba138Ca, BCa, BMg, LiMg, MgCa, MnCa, REEsCa, Sr88Ca∗, YCa RSD (%), mmol mol−1

∗ Sr88Ca = Sr88/Ca as per D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022).

 Analysis metadata

Analysis fields provide information about or obtained during measurements of coral variables (Table 9). They include the list of proxies measured, information about sampling, analytical methods (acronyms given in Table 10), data resolution (as contained in the database record; Table 11), and analytical precision of measurements (annotations given in Table 12). They also include information such as whether the international coral reference JCp-1 (Okai et al., 2002; Hathorne et al., 2013) was measured and information published about screening for diagenetic alteration of the corals.

The coral data resolution is described as the minimum, maximum, mean, and median number of data points per year for each record. The measurements per year were calculated for complete calendar years based on all unique age dates for each record, as records were filtered assuming duplicate dates represent replicate samples. A nominal data resolution label was assigned to each record based on the calculated median resolution described in Table 11 and is a key field for filtering records in the database. The term nominal resolution suffix “_uneven” has been adopted from the CoralHydro2k database (Walter et al., 2023) to describe corals with a variable resolution (i.e. where the record's min, max, mean, and median resolutions are not the same). A notes field (“meths_methodNotes”; Table 9) is also included for information on the measurement method(s), including the sampling method and any additional methodology notes, as well as an identifier (“REEs measured”) for every record where any of the REEs (as listed in Sect. 2.6 above) were included in the record.

Calibration metadata for the CSV version of the GBRCD. Available information on the calibration of coral records to environmental variables, specifically SST. Note “X” is used to represent a list of variables as stated in the description.

Field name Variable Type Description calib_isSSTCalibration SST calibration coral flag logic Indicates whether the coral was used in creating an SST calibration in the database. Includes records that have been used to create a composite record calibration. calib_useSSTCalibration SST calibration flag logic Indicates whether there is SST-Sr/Ca, SST-U/Ca, or SST-δ18O calibration information in the database. Includes records for corals used to create calibration equations and where an SST calibration was applied (e.g. fossil corals). calib_hasAlternateCalibration Alternate calibration informationflag logic Indicates whether there are additional or alternate calibration equation(s) available for the record that is not included in the database. Alternate calibration equations can include non-SST calibrations (e.g. luminescence-rainfall calibration equation), and where applicable, may be included in calibration notes. calib_notes Calibration notes text Unstructured description of calibration. Includes information about proxy–SST calibrations and proxy–other calibrations if relevant. calib_isComposite Composite calibration flag logic Indicates whether calibration is a composite from more than one record. calib_compositeList Composite calibration record list text List of coral IDs (if known) used for composite calibration. calib_SSTdata SST product text Description of SST dataset(s) used for proxy–SST calibration, and treatment where applicable. SST datasets include AIMS (Australian Institute of Marine Science), Extended Reconstructed SST (ERSST), Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (COADS), Integrated global ocean station system (IGOSS), Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), Hadley Centre Sea Ice and SST (HadISST), NOAA/Reyn-Smith Optimum Interpolation SST (OISST). SST dataset version information is included if the information was available. calib_fitPeriod Calibration fit period text Time period used to fit coral proxy–SST calibration if known. Takes the form of [min year]–[max year]. calib_hasCentredEquation Centred equation flag logic Indicates whether there is an equation based on centred (data minus data mean for whole or specified period of data). calib_centredEquationNotes Centred equation information text Provides information on centred equation including method, equation (as provided in publication) and r2 for relevant proxy–SST calibrations.

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Field name Variable Type Description calib_method Regression method text Regression method used for the proxy–SST regression(s) in the publication. If >1 method used, the field lists the methods used for the regression values in the following fields (i.e. calibX_ equationIntercept, etc.). Regression methods include ordinary least squares (OLS), reduced major axis (RMA), and weighted least squares (WLS). calibX_equationIntercept Proxy–SST intercept numeric The proxy–SST calibration intercept published for the coral record. Calibration equations take the form proxy = slope × SST + intercept. (Units: [data units] °C−1)∗ (X=1 (Sr/Ca), 2 (U/Ca), 3 (δ18O)) calibX_equationSlope Proxy–SST slope numeric The proxy–SST calibration slope published for the coral record. Calibration equations take the form proxy = slope × SST + intercept. (Units: [data units] °C−1)∗ (X=1 (Sr/Ca), 2 (U/Ca), 3 (δ18O)) calibX_equationSlopeUncertainty Proxy–SST slope uncertainty numeric The proxy–SST calibration slope uncertainty published for the coral record. Calibration equations take the form proxy = slope × SST + intercept. (Units: [data units] °C−1)∗ (X=1 (Sr/Ca), 2 (U/Ca), 3 (δ18O)) calibX_equationR2 Proxy–SST calibration r2 numeric The proxy–SST calibration r2 value published for the coral record.∗ (X=1 (Sr/Ca), 2 (U/Ca), 3 (δ18O))

∗ Descriptions based on Walter et al. (2023) CoralHydro2k database fields.

 Calibration metadata

Calibration metadata (Table 13) provide information about the creation of proxy–environment equations. Due to the ongoing focus and broader regional significance of proxy–SST calibrations, detailed information has been provided for proxy–SST calibrations (intercept, slope, slope uncertainty, and r2) for “raw” (non-centred) data in associated fields for Sr/Ca, U/Ca, and δ18O. Raw data are the data values after measurement processing, while centred (or anomaly) data are the raw data minus the data mean (which can be the mean of the whole record or part thereof). The calibration information for these SST proxies was included due to their historical use and the body of published research on their feasibility and/or application for reconstructing SSTs in the GBR. Where a centred calibration was preferred or the only one published, the calibration information is separate from the more frequently used non-centred equations. As there were additional proxy–environmental variable calibrations published for the database records, other calibration equations are provided in calibration notes where applicable. Availability of additional proxy–environment calibrations that are not provided in the database are also flagged.

Publication metadata. Publication details for one to three publications linked with the coral record. Note “X” is used to represent a number from the list of variables as stated in the description.

Field name Variable Type Description pubX_firstauthor First author text First author of publication (X=1, 2, 3).∗ pubX_year Publication year numeric Year of publication (X=1, 2, 3).∗ pubX_doi DOI text DOI of publication (X=1, 2, 3).∗ pubX_citation Full citation text Complete citation of publication (X=1, 2, 3).∗ Form is based on the Harvard reference style. pubX_authors Full author list text Full list of authors (in the order published) from each publication (X=1, 2, 3), including the first listed author. pubX_title Title text Title of publication (X=1, 2, 3).∗ pubX_journal Journal text Journal of publication (X=1, 2, 3).∗ pubX_doiData Data DOI text DOI for dataset(s) (X=1, 2, 3). pubX_altDataURL Alternate data URL text Alternate/additional DOI or links to published data related to the coral record. pub_isCoreIDOtherStudy Core used in other studies logic Indicates if coral core ID was known to be used in other studies. Other studies may or may not be included in the database as the study data might not have been available or might be data that does not meet the GBRCD selection criteria (e.g. coral growth studies). If the core ID supplied was ambiguous (i.e. was the site location name), then it was not linked with other studies. Flag is to best of knowledge and may not be definitive. pub_coreIDOtherStudyList Publications of alternate studies of core text List of references where core has been used. Reference is in short form and full list is in the Table A1. List is to best of knowledge and may not be definitive.

∗ Descriptions based on Walter et al. (2023) CoralHydro2k database fields.

 Publication metadata

The GBRCD includes metadata for relevant publications relating to the coral records. The bibliographic information is supplied for up to three related publications with relevant bibliographic information separated into separate fields for ease of filtering and includes (where applicable) the DOI for the publication and the archived data (Table 14). Another field for an alternate data URL related to the coral record is also provided to enable referencing the original data location when it has been provided in article supplements or similar. If a record (or part thereof) was featured in multiple publications, the order of the bibliographic information was determined by the primary publication source of the data archived, and then the publications are generally in chronological order (oldest to newest) with preference for the most complete dataset or archive and method description for the data.

 Database use and citation

The GBRCD is a comprehensive compilation of coral records from the GBR to date that spans -5885 to 2017 CE. The database enables the investigation of multiple environmental factors via various coral proxy systems for the GBR, northeastern Australia, and potentially the broader Indo-Pacific region. Researchers can select from a list of 78 measured or calculated variables to investigate the GBR environment or determine new proxy–environment relationships.

The GBRCD is freely available on the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology website at 10.25921/hqxk-8h74 (Arzey et al., 2024).

Flow chart of best practice handling of the two database file versions.

It is up to the user to determine applicable proxies for their investigation and filter records as needed. Best practice (Fig. 2) should begin with filtering by proxy or proxies of interest. Next the CSV dataset(s) should be joined with the metadata fields to enable further filtering of the database. It is then suggested to subsequently filter the data by other metadata of interest such as record coverage, resolution(s), and archive species. Users should read the field “cdata_coralNotes” for all records of interest as this includes relevant information on caveats and assumptions (if any) that were noted for each record.

Sample code is available for R and Python.

As previously noted, care is advised for the use of all records in the GBRCD as relevance of the measured variables may vary by location or resolution and so forth. Records have been collated for the GBRCD and basic quality checks have been completed on the data to enable archiving for this study.

If researchers use the GBRCD, they should cite this study and the most recent version description of the GBRCD. It is also best practice to cite the original publications of the data (Table A1) alongside the GBRCD database. Citation information and reference links to the original publications and data archive are included in the metadata (i.e. Table 14).

 Characterising the database Record coverage

The GBRCD compiles 208 individual records published since the early 1990s from 58 named reefs and islands (Fig. 1). There are 193 (92.8 %) records from Porites spp., 8 (3.8 %) from Isopora spp., 6 (2.9 %) from Acropora spp., and 1 (0.5 %) from a Cyphastrea sp. coral. The coral records include 78 variables, of which 72 are measured and 6 are calculated. The majority (116) of records are from the central GBR region (17 to 20° S), 74 records are from the southern GBR (20 to 24° S), and 18 records are from the northern GBR (11 to 17° S).

Most records (58.2 %) have a maximum (core-top) age between 2000 and 2017 CE, and 73.1 % have a maximum age between 1990–2017 CE. The peak density of records occurs in the 1980s with ≥105 records in each year between 1980–1984 and nearly as many (≥100) in the early 1990s (1990–1993) (Fig. 3). Only 59 (28.4 %) of the records have a minimum age that occurs before 1900 CE, and 18 of those records are fossil coral records that range from ∼2296 to 5885 BCE. Of these fossil records, 16 (88.9 %) are from the central GBR and 2 are from the southern GBR.

Of the 140 records measuring trace elements in the GBRCD, 49.3 % of records are a result of the development of laser ablation methods. There have been 69 LA-ICP-MS trace-element records published and 71 trace-element records analysed by other mass spectrometry methods. Many (54 records) of the non-LA-ICP-MS records are from studies that assess or use SST proxies, likely due to the expectation that trace-element records from laser ablation methods have a poorer fit with SST than TE records derived from solution methods. For example, the Wu et al. (2021b) LA-ICP-MS study found a notable poor periodicity and Sr/Ca–SST relationship in two out of six records, which led them to suggest that the usefulness of LA-ICP-MS for Sr/Ca–SST analysis is potentially limited by the relatively larger LA-ICP-MS analytical error than other mass spectrometry methods.

Temporal coverage of records in the GBRCD colour coded by (a) record coverage Group 1–3 as per Table 6 (1: records >100 years; 2: records >10 to <100 years; 3: records <10 years), includes an inset that enlarges the period -6000 to -2000 CE, (b) subset of (a) showing only records since 1550 CE, (c) nominal resolution as per Table 11 (see figure legend) (records with “_uneven” nominal resolution were combined with even resolution records), includes an inset that enlarges the period -6000 to -2000 CE, and (d) subset of (c) showing only records since 1550 CE. The “spikiness” visible in (b) Group 1 and (d) > annual resolution records is due to the combination of biennial and quinquennial resolution records.

Location map of GBRCD records for common major trace-element ratios: (a) Ba/Ca, (b) Mg/Ca, (c) Sr/Ca, and (d) U/Ca. The size of the point indicates the number of records, and it is specific to each map.

Location map of GBRCD records for (a) δ18O, (b) luminescence (Lumin), (c) δ15N, and (d) rare earth elements (REEs). The size of the point indicates the number of records, and it is specific to each map. Note that Lumin* includes all the methods included in the GBRCD for measuring luminescence.

The majority of records in the database include Sr/Ca measurements (118 of 208; Fig. 4), and 63 of these records are used in SST calibrations. The other variables measured most frequently include B/Ca (59 records), Ba/Ca (78 records; Fig. 4), Mg/Ca (73 records; Fig. 4), U/Ca (77 records; Fig. 4), and luminescence (57 records; Fig. 5). There are 51 isotope records, of which 27 include δ18O records (Fig. 5), 17 include δ13C, 15 include δ11B, 6 include δ14C, 5 include δ15N (Fig. 5), 1 includes δ66Zn, and 1 includes δ98Mo. Additionally, there are 18 records measuring REEs (Fig. 5). Note that this number excludes records that only measure yttrium and no REEs.

The number and spatial distribution of Sr/Ca records (Fig. 4c) reflect the dual utility of the ratio as an SST proxy and as a method to determine the coral age model. Similarly, U/Ca (Fig. 4d) is also used as an SST proxy and to determine coral age models. When combined with other proxies (e.g. Sr/Ca), U/Ca may improve SST predictions (Wu et al., 2021b; DeCarlo et al., 2016). The B/Ca proxy is commonly measured in addition to target proxies rather than being the focus of the study. However, B/Ca has more recently been paired with δ11B in studies examining pH to determine the dissolved inorganic carbon in the calcifying fluid. Mg/Ca has been measured relatively frequently (Fig. 4b), and while known as an SST proxy in other genera, the Mg/Ca–SST relationship in Porites spp. is weak or results are highly variable (e.g. Sadler et al., 2014; Wu et al., 2021b), possibly due to the coral actively discriminating against Mg2+ during biomineralisation (Marchitto et al., 2018). Ba/Ca (Fig. 4a) is frequently measured in the GBR, primarily to assess terrigenous inputs and river flow, and is mainly measured by LA-ICP-MS (58 of 78 Ba/Ca records).

Despite the widespread analysis of coral δ18O across the tropical Pacific (∼100 δ18O-only and paired Sr/Ca-δ18O records; Walter et al., 2023), there are few (only 27) δ18O records available for the GBR (Fig. 5a), especially considering the length of time δ18O has been used as an SST or hydrological proxy. This is potentially due to the paired forcing (SST and hydrology) that determines the coral δ18O for nearshore corals, as well as the development and use of coral luminescence for assessing freshwater inputs into the GBR. Records including luminescence measurements make up 27.4 % of the GBRCD (Fig. 5b).

 Discussion

There has been a push for coral records to include a range of details to meet minimum reporting standards for palaeo-archive records (such as MARPA (Dassié et al., 2017) and PaCTS (Khider et al., 2019)). These community-led publications report the ideal metadata that should be supplied with the publication of each record and provide a useful guide for best practice. The call for minimum reporting standards for data and metadata is echoed here. A particular challenge in producing the GBRCD was that metadata were often spread across multiple publications. To improve traceability between publications, relevant metadata could be included in the Supplement and in a publicly available data repository. The addition of IGSNs to capture the metadata associated with the physical samples would also improve the utility of the coral data (Dassié et al., 2017).

Another area for improvement is the reporting of screening corals for diagenesis. Diagenesis is a known source of error in geochemical analysis as it can remove the primary coral proxy signal (Hendy et al., 2007; Sayani et al., 2011; McGregor and Gagan, 2003; Nothdurft et al., 2007; Quinn and Taylor, 2006; Weerabaddana et al., 2024). Only 40 of 208 records in the GBRCD reported on diagenetic alteration. The majority fail to mention the screening method(s) or outcomes (see “meths_archiveDiagenesisCheck”) in the publication text or supplementary materials, or they could not be determined from cross-referencing sample IDs in other publications. There is no established standard of best practice for screening corals for diagenesis at present, though it is suggested that it is ideal to use petrographic analysis with a combination of methods, such as XRD and densitometry (McGregor and Abram, 2008). Other emerging approaches (e.g. Murphy et al., 2017; Takada et al., 2017) may also be useful for diagenesis screening. However, due to the strengths and weaknesses of the various methods as noted by Nothdurft and Webb (2009), examination by petrographic analysis (preferably using scanning electron microscopy) is required to confirm the type and level of diagenetic alteration (if any) present in a sample. Given the consequences of diagenesis for palaeoclimate and palaeoenvironment reconstructions from coral records, we strongly advocate for authors to report their diagenetic screening methods in their publications or supplements.

X-ray radiographs (X-radiographs hereafter) showing sampling paths should also be routinely published with the data, either as a figure in the paper or as supplementary material. Pioneering work on corals from the GBR showed that it is essential for corals to be sampled along the maximum growth axis. Providing this information was previously common (Alibert and McCulloch, 1997; Calvo et al., 2007; Pelejero et al., 2005; Chakraborty et al., 2000; DeLong et al., 2007), but x-radiographs have not been published consistently in recent years. Computed tomography (CT) scans of coral cores are sometimes used instead of, or in addition to, X-radiographs. Unlike X-radiographs, CT scans can be run on uncut coral cores and drill core matrices, and similar to X-radiographs, they can provide information about extension rates, density, and calcification (Bosscher, 1993; Mollica et al., 2018; Crook et al., 2013), as well as growth morphologies and bioerosion (Prouty et al., 2017; DeCarlo et al., 2015; Li et al., 2021). As with X-radiographs, the CT scan images providing relevant information should be included with the paper.

With the continued passage of time, it is likely there will be further loss of existing coral records, physical samples, and associated data. Due to physical misplacement or destruction of data files, inability to read old computer files, and/or retirement of researchers with existing records, the coral data underpinning early coral research may be lost forever. We urge researchers in possession of existing records to reach out to archival teams such as those sustaining existing databases (e.g. the GBRCD or the CoralHydro2k database; Walter et al., 2023) to ensure records are archived for future use. An email address for submissions to the GBRCD is provided at the GBRCD GitHub and NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology study page to facilitate capture of legacy or new coral data.

The GBRCD lends itself to meeting some of the suggestions put forward by Lough (2004) to improve the use of corals for palaeoclimatology. While not absolute replication, the GBRCD facilitates using multiple records to determine common environmental signals and identify non-climatic artefacts in those records. For example, the database enables combining multiple records to assess trends, similar to methods used by Hendy et al. (2002).

The long and comprehensive history of coral research on the GBR can make it difficult to find relevant research and records to understand the current state of coral palaeoclimate and palaeoenvironment studies on the GBR and thus identify gaps in existing research. The GBRCD can be used to discern where future coral proxy records are needed. Additionally, the database includes 67 duplicate core names, which generally indicates different types of analyses on the same coral head and may provide an opportunity for comparisons between methods.

The GBRCD can be used for analysis and examination of trends at local to regional scales. Records from the GBR database can be selectively used alongside other datasets to assess the past environment of Australia and/or the Pacific and identify trends and periods of note. It enables comparisons of different periods, such as the modern corals and older Holocene coral records, making it possible to identify notable changes between the time periods. Furthermore, records from the GBRCD can be combined with new and existing models of the palaeoenvironment.

 Code and data availability The GBRCD

This is stage 1 of the GBRCD. The database is archived on the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology website. To access the database, visit 10.25921/hqxk-8h74 (Arzey et al., 2024) and click on the “NOAA Study Page” link. Example scripts to help users access the database, in either format, are available on the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology study page.

Example scripts and database information are also available on the GBRCD GitHub page (https://github.com/arzeyak/GBR-Coral-Skeletal-Records-Database, last access: 7 August 2024; GBRCD, 2024).

 Updates to the GBRCD

Future updates to the database are expected to occur on an annual basis. We welcome submission of historic GBR coral record data for inclusion in the GBRCD, including existing unpublished datasets, supporting FAIR data principles (Wilkinson et al., 2016). Submitted records should meet general criteria outlined above in “Selection criteria for inclusion in GBRCD” (Sect. 2.1). For researchers that want to submit records (published or unpublished) to the GBRCD, please check the GBRCD GitHub for details on how to submit your records via the email address that is available on the GBRCD GitHub and NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology study page.

 Conclusions

The GBRCD promotes efforts to ensure important research data are archived and that existing coral records are not lost to time. In conclusion, we note the following:

The GBRCD is a comprehensive database of coral records from the GBR produced and published since the early 1990s, as well as seven new records that are first published here. The database archives 208 coral records that are publicly available at NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology.

Records have been standardised and converted to a machine-readable format that is easy to use to investigate the database and to select records of interest for analysis. With detailed metadata in the GBRCD, there are many avenues for investigating the past and present GBR environment.

There is scope in the future for improving the archiving of coral research datasets by building on the GBRCD and including the minimum recommended metadata information for traceability and use.

 GBRCD records

Reference data for publications cited in the GBRCD. Primary and secondary variables are the variable name as per Table 4. Citations in the “Record publication(s)” columns are listed in the order presented in the database (pub1; pub2; pub3). Citations in the “Additional core publication(s)” column are listed in alphanumerical order.

Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) AL03DAV01_1 Davies 2 (side) -18.8 147.7 Davies Reef Sr/Ca (Distance) Alibert et al. (2003),Alibert and McCulloch (1997) Fallon (2000), Fallon et al. (2003) AL03DAV01_2 Davies 2 (side) -18.8 147.7 Davies Reef Ba; Ba/Ca; Cd; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Y (Distance) Alibert et al. (2003) Alibert and McCulloch (1997), Fallon (2000), Fallon et al. (2003) AL03PAN01_1 PAN 98-2 (B3) -18.8 146.4 Pandora Reef Sr/Ca (Distance) Alibert et al. (2003) AL03PAN01_2 PAN 98-2 (B3) -18.8 146.4 Pandora Reef Ba/Ca; Mn; P (Distance) Alibert et al. (2003) AL03PAN01_3 PAN 98-2 (B1) -18.8 146.4 Pandora Reef Ba/Ca; Cd; Mn;P; Y (Distance) Alibert et al. (2003) AL03PAN01_4 PAN 98-2 (B1) -18.8 146.4 Pandora Reef Ba/Ca; Cd; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Y (Distance) Alibert et al. (2003) AR24DIP01 Dip-04 -18.414 147.448 Dip Reef Ba/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) This study AR24OTI01 GUT12 -23.5053 152.0923 One Tree Island Ba/Ca; Sr/Ca (Distance) This study AR24OTI02 OTI 1-3 -23.499 152.072 One Tree Island Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Ca/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) This study AR24OTI03 OTI 3-1 -23.499 152.072 One Tree Island Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Ca/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) This study AR24OTI04 OTI4_6C (OTI-4-19-6C) -23.499 152.072 One Tree Island Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Ca/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) This study AR24OTI05 OTI4_6D (OTI-4-22-6D) -23.499 152.072 One Tree Island Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Ca/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) This study AR24SLY01 SR -19.25 149.1167 Stanley Reef δ13C; Δ14C; δ18O This study Chakraborty(1993); Chakraborty et al.(2000) BR17HER01 GBR-637 -23.442 151.914 Heron Island δ18O; Sr/Ca Brenner et al. (2017) BR17HER02 GBR-641A -23.442 151.914 Heron Island δ18O; Sr/Ca Brenner et al. (2017) BR17HER03 GBR-538 -23.442 151.914 Heron Island δ18O; Sr/Ca Brenner et al. (2017) BR17HER04 HER-1F (HER-OR) -23.442 151.914 Heron Island δ18O; Sr/Ca Brenner et al. (2017) BR17HER05 HER-13 (HER12-13) -23.442 151.914 Heron Island δ18O; Sr/Ca Brenner et al. (2017) Linsley et al. (2019) CA07FLI01 Flinders (FLI02A) -17.73 148.43 Flinders Reef δ18O; Sr/Ca Calvo et al. (2007) Pelejero et al. (2005) CH93SLY01 SR -19.25 148.1167 Stanley Reef δ13C; δ18O (Density; Distance) Chakraborty (1993),Chakraborty et al.(2000)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional core publication(s) CH93SLY02 SR -19.25 148.1167 Stanley Reef δ13C; δ18O (Density; Distance) Chakraborty (1993),Chakraborty et al.(2000) DE14ARL01 10AR1 -16.6381 146.1036 Arlington Reef δ13C; δ18O; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca (δ18Oseawater; Extension) Deng et al. (2014) DE14ARL02 10AR2 -16.6381 146.1036 Arlington Reef δ13C; δ18O; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca (δ18Oseawater; Extension) Deng et al. (2014),Wang et al. (2019) Chen et al. (2021), Xiao et al. (2020) DO15GBR01 1709_6 -17.876 146.729 Reef 17-065 δ11B D'Olivo et al. (2015) D'Olivo et al. (2018) DO15HAV01 HAV09_3 -18.836 146.5259 Havannah Island δ11B D'Olivo et al. (2015) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2017), D'Olivo et al. (2013, 2018) DO15HAV02 HAV09_3 -18.836 146.5259 Havannah Island δ11B D'Olivo et al. (2015), Chen et al. (2021) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2017), D'Olivo et al. (2013, 2018) DO15HAV03 HAV06A -18.84 146.54 Havannah Island δ11B D'Olivo et al. (2015), Chen et al. (2021) D'Olivo et al. (2013) DO15PAN01 PAN02 (PAN02A) -18.81 146.43 Pandora Reef δ11B D'Olivo et al. (2015), Chen et al. (2021) D'Olivo et al. (2013) DO15RIB09 RIB09_3 -18.48 146.87 Rib Reef δ11B D'Olivo et al. (2015) D'Olivo et al. (2013,2018) DO17HAV01 HAV09_3 (Path A) -18.836 146.5259 Havannah Island δ11B (Extension) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2017) D'Olivo et al. (2015,2018) DO17HAV02 HAV09_3 (Path B) -18.836 146.5259 Havannah Island B/Ca; δ11B; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Extension) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2017) D'Olivo et al. (2015,2018) DO17HAV03 HAV09_3 (Path C) -18.836 146.5259 Havannah Island B/Ca; δ11B; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Extension) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2017) D'Olivo et al. (2015,2018) DO17HAV04 HAV09_3 (Path D) -18.836 146.5259 Havannah Island B/Ca; δ11B; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Extension) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2017) D'Olivo et al. (2015, 2018) DO18DAV01 DAV-1 (DAV09_2) -18.83 147.63 Davies Reef B/Ca; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018) DO18DAV02 DAV-2 (DAV13_2) -18.8 147.63 Davies Reef B/Ca; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018) McCulloch et al.(2017), Thompson et al. (2022) DO18DAV03 DAV-3 (DAV13_3) -18.8 147.63 Davies Reef B/Ca; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018) McCulloch et al.(2017), Thompson et al. (2022) DO18FIT01 FITZ (FZ04B) -16.923 145.993 Fitzroy Island B/Ca; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) DO18GBR01 CORE-17 (1709_6) -17.876 146.729 Reef 17-065 B/Ca; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) DO18HAV01 HAV (HAV09_3) -18.836 146.5259 Havannah Island B/Ca; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2017) DO18LIZ01 LIZ (LIZ13_1) -14.69 145.44 Lizard Island B/Ca; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018) D'Olivo et al. (2015) DO18MYR01 MYR-1 (MYR5_271) -18.27 147.38 Myrmidon Reef B/Ca; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018) DO18MYR02 MYR-2 (MYR13_2) -18.27 147.38 Myrmidon Reef B/Ca; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018) DO18MYR03 MYR-3 (MYR13_5) -18.27 147.38 Myrmidon Reef B/Ca; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018) DO18MYR04 MYR-4 (MYR13_7) -18.27 147.38 Myrmidon Reef B/Ca; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018) DO18RIB01 RIB (RIB09_3) -18.48 146.87 Rib Reef Ba/Ca; B/Ca; B/Mg; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo et al. (2018) D'Olivo et al. (2015) DO22ARL01 AER04-1 -16.68 146.03 Arlington Reef Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo andMcCulloch (2022) DO22BRT01 BRT01 -18.14 146.73 Britomart Reef Ba/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo andMcCulloch (2022) DO22FIT01 FZ04B-1 -16.93 145.99 Fitzroy Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo andMcCulloch (2022) D'Olivo et al. (2018) DO22FIT02 FZ04-2 -16.93 145.99 Fitzroy Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo andMcCulloch (2022) DO22HIG01 HI03-1 -17.17 146 High Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo andMcCulloch (2022) DO22HMP01 HMP01B -23.2 151 Humpy Island Ba/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo andMcCulloch (2022) Lough (2007, 2011a, b) DO22MAG01 MAG01D -19.15 146.87 Geoffrey Bay, Magnetic Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo andMcCulloch (2022) Barnes and Lough (1992), De'ath et al. (2009), Erler et al. (2016), Lewis (2005), Lewis et al. (2007), Lough (2007, 2011a, b), Lough and Barnes (1997) DO22OYS01 OY04-3 -16.62 145.91 Oyster Reef Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo andMcCulloch (2022) DO22PAN01 PAN08-1 -18.82 146.43 Pandora Reef Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo andMcCulloch (2022) D'Olivo et al. (2013) DO22PAN02 PAN08-2 -18.82 146.43 Pandora Reef Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca D'Olivo andMcCulloch (2022) D'Olivo et al. (2013) DR95LMI01 Lady Musgrave -23.9 152.38 Lady Musgrave Island Δ14C Druffel and Griffin(1995) DR99ABR01_1 Abraham-1 (99aust02a) -22.1 152.48 Abraham Reef δ13C; δ18O Druffel and Griffin(1999, 1995, 1993) Linsley et al. (2019) DR99ABR01_2 Abraham-1 (99aust02a) -22.1 152.48 Abraham Reef Δ14C Druffel and Griffin(1999, 1995, 1993) Linsley et al. (2019) DR99ABR02 Abraham-2 (99aust02b) -22.1 152.48 Abraham Reef Δ14C Druffel and Griffin(1999, 1995, 1993) DR99HER01 Heron (99aust03a) -23.44 151.98 Heron Island Δ14C Druffel and Griffin(1999, 1995)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) EL19OTI01 PET12 -23.4873 152.0814 Pete's Bay, One Tree Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Fe/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca Ellis et al. (2019) ER16MAG01 MAG01D -19.15 146.87 Geoffrey Bay, Magnetic Island δ15N; δ18O (Calcification; Density; Extension) Erler et al. (2016, 2020) Barnes and Lough (1992), D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022), De'ath et al. (2009), Lewis (2005), Lewis et al. (2007), Lough (2011a, b),Lough and Barnes(1997) ER20HAV01 HAV01A -18.837 146.548 Havannah Island δ15N Erler et al. (2020) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022), De'ath et al. (2009), Hendy et al. (2002, 2003a, b, 2007, 2012), Isdale et al. (1998), Lough (2007, 2011a, b), Lough and Barnes (1997), Lough et al. (2015), McCulloch et al. (2003), Palmer et al. (2015) ER20HAV02 Hav33a (Hav33b) -18.837 146.548 Havannah Island δ15N Erler et al. (2020) ER20PAN01 Pan04b -18.815 146.436 Pandora Reef δ15N Erler et al. (2020) De'ath et al. (2009), Lough (2007), Lough and Barnes (1997) ER20PAN02 Pan22b -18.815 146.436 Pandora Reef δ15N Erler et al. (2020) Cantin and Lough(2014), De'ath et al. (2009) FA00PAN01 Pandora 1-98 (b) -18.8 146.4 Pandora Reef Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) Fallon (2000) FA03DAV01 Davies 2 -18.8 147.7 Davies Reef Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) Fallon et al. (2003), Fallon (2000) Alibert and McCulloch (1997), Alibert et al. (2003) FA03DAV02 Davies 8 -18.8 147.7 Davies Reef Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) Fallon et al. (2003),Fallon (2000) Alibert and McCulloch (1997) FA03HAV01 Havannah Island -18.843 146.537 Havannah Island Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) Fallon et al. (2003),Fallon (2000) FA03MYR01 Myrmidon 2(Myr-2) -18.266 147.383 Myrmidon Reef Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) Fallon et al. (2003),Fallon (2000) Marshall and McCulloch (2002) FA03ORP01 Orpheus Island -18.634 146.495 Orpheus Island Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) Fallon et al. (2003),Fallon (2000) FA03PAN01 Pandora 1-98(a) -18.8 146.4 Pandora Reef Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) Fallon et al. (2003),Fallon (2000)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) FA03WHE01 Wheeler Reef -18.799 147.528 Wheeler Reef Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) Fallon et al. (2003), Fallon (2000) Alibert and McCulloch (1997) GA98ORP01 OR-1 -18.567 146.483 Iris Point, Orpheus Island δ18O; Sr/Ca (δ18Oseawater) Gagan et al. (1998,2002, 1994) Gagan et al. (2012) HE02GBR01 NA -17.78 146.13 Central GBR δ18O; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (δ18Oseawater) Hendy et al. (2002,2007) HE03GBR01 NA -17.78 146.13 Central GBR Luminescence visualindices Hendy et al. (2003a) HE03GPI01 GPI-02A-01 (GPI02A) -18.733 146.567 Great Palm Island Luminescence visualindices Hendy et al. (2003a, 2007), Leonard et al. (2016) De'ath et al. (2009), Hendy et al. (2002, 2003b), Lough (2007, 2011a, b), Lough and Barnes (1997) IS98HAV02 Havannah (HAV01A) -18.85 146.55 Havannah Island Luminescence Sum Isdale et al. (1998) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022), De'ath et al. (2009), Erler et al. (2020); Hendy et al. (2002, 2003a, b, 2007, 2012), Lough (2007, 2011a, b), Lough and Barnes (1997), Lough et al. (2015), McCulloch et al. (2003), Palmer et al. (2015) IS98PAN01 Pandora (PAN08B) -18.82 146.43 Pandora Reef Luminescence Sum Isdale et al. (1998) Hendy et al. (2002), Hendy et al. (2003a, b, 2007, 2012) JU08KES01a KIB -20.9177 149.4178 Keswick Island Luminescence Jupiter et al. (2008) JU08KES01b KIA -20.9177 149.4186 Keswick Island Ce; Dy; Er; Eu; Gd; Ho; La; Lu; Nd; Pr; Sm; Tb; Tm; Y; Yb; Y/Ho Jupiter (2008, 2006) JU08KES02 KIC -20.9177 149.4178 Keswick Island Luminescence Jupiter et al. (2008) Marion et al. (2021) JU08KES03 KIE -20.9319 149.4267 Keswick Island Ba/Ca; Luminescence Jupiter et al. (2008) JU08RTI01a RTC -21.1755 149.2639 Round Top Island Luminescence Jupiter et al. (2008) Marion et al. (2021) JU08RTI01b RTF -21.1708 149.2644 Round Top Island Ce; Dy; Er; Eu; Gd; Ho; La; Lu; Nd; Pr; Sm; Tb; Tm; Y; Yb; Y/Ho Jupiter (2008, 2006) Marion et al. (2021) JU08RTI02 RTH -21.172 149.2639 Round Top Island Ba/Ca; Luminescence Jupiter et al. (2008) Marion et al. (2021) JU08RTI03 RTI -21.1717 149.2634 Round Top Island Luminescence Jupiter et al. (2008) JU08SCA01 SCA -20.8522 149.6021 Scawfell Island Luminescence Jupiter et al. (2008) JU08SCA02 SCB -20.8522 149.6021 Scawfell Island Luminescence Jupiter et al. (2008) JU08SCA03 SCC -20.8522 149.6021 Scawfell Island Ba/Ca; Luminescence Jupiter et al. (2008) Marion et al. (2021)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) LE05MAG01 MAG01D -19.15 146.858 Geoffrey Bay,Magnetic Island δ13C; δ18O (δ18Oseawater) Lewis (2005) Barnes and Lough (1992), D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022), De'ath et al. (2009); Erler et al. (2016), Lewis et al. (2007), Lough (2007, 2011a, b), Lough and Barnes (1997) LE05NEL01 NEL01D -19 147 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island δ13C; δ18O (δ18Oseawater) Lewis (2005) Lewis et al. (2007), Lough et al. (2014) LE05NEL02 NEL03D -19 147 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island δ13C; δ18O (δ18Oseawater) Lewis (2005) Lough et al. (2014) LE07MAG01 MAG01D -19.15 146.87 Geoffrey Bay,Magnetic Island Ba; Ba/Ca; Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Pr; Sm; Sr/Ca; Th; U/Ca; Y; Y/Ho (Distance) Lewis et al. (2007),Lewis (2005) Barnes and Lough (1992), D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022), De'ath et al. (2009), Erler et al. (2016), Lough (2007, 2011a, b), Lough and Barnes (1997) LE07NEL01 NEL01D -19 147 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island Ba; Ba/Ca; Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Pr; Sm; Sr/Ca; Th; U/Ca; Y; Y/Ho (Distance) Lewis et al. (2007),Lewis (2005) Lough et al. (2014) LE12CID01 CID-01A -20.3 148.9 Cid HarbourIsland Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Ca/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012) De'ath et al. (2009), Lough (2007, 2011a, b), Lough and Barnes (1997) LE12CID02 CID-71B -20.254 148.923 Cid HarbourIsland Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Ca/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012) LE12CID03 CID-73B -20.253 148.92 Cid HarbourIsland Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Ce; Ce/Ca; Eu; Eu/Ca; Gd; Gd/Ca; La; La/Ca; Li/Ca; Lu; Lu/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Pr; Pr/Ca; Sm; Sm/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Yb; Yb/Ca; Y/Ca; Zn/Ca Lewis et al. (2012) LE12COB01 COB-71A -19.396 148.806 Cobham Reef Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) LE12HAS01 HWD-73B -20.26 149.096 HaslewoodIsland Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Ce; Ce/Ca; Eu; Eu/Ca; Gd; Gd/Ca; La; La/Ca; Li/Ca; Lu; Lu/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Pr; Pr/Ca; Sm; Sm/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Yb; Yb/Ca; Y/Ca; Zn/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012) LE12HKO01 SNH-73A -20.089 148.907 Stonehaven Bay, HookIsland Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Ce; Ce/Ca; Eu; Eu/Ca; Gd; Gd/Ca; La; La/Ca; Li/Ca; Lu; Lu/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Pr; Pr/Ca; Sm; Sm/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Yb; Yb/Ca; Y/Ca; Zn/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012) LE12NMI01 NMI-73A -20.22 148.811 North MolleIsland Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Ce; Ce/Ca; Eu; Eu/Ca; Gd; Gd/Ca; La; La/Ca; Li/Ca; Lu; Lu/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Pr; Pr/Ca; Sm; Sm/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Yb; Yb/Ca; Y/Ca; Zn/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012) LE12REP01 REP-71A -20.618 148.865 Repulse Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Ce; Ce/Ca; La; La/Ca; Li/Ca; Lu; Lu/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Pr; Pr/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Yb; Yb/Ca; Y/Ca; Zn/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012) LE12REP02 REP-72A -20.617 148.864 Repulse Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Ce; Ce/Ca; La; La/Ca; Li/Ca; Lu; Lu/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Pr; Pr/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Yb; Yb/Ca; Y/Ca; Zn/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012) LE12REP03 REP-72B -20.617 148.864 Repulse Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Ca/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) LE12SHW01 SHW-82A -20.48 149.069 Shaw Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012) LE12SHW02 SHW-83B -20.48 149.069 Shaw Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012) LE12WHI01 WHI-34A -20.169 148.957 WhitsundayIsland Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd; Cd/Ca; Ce; Ce/Ca; La; La/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn; Mn/Ca; P; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2012) De'ath et al. (2009) LE16GPI01 PAM2.0 -18.733 146.567 Great Palm Island Luminescence visualindices Leonard et al. (2016) LE16GPI02 PAM3.1 -18.733 146.567 Great Palm Island Luminescence visualindices Leonard et al. (2016) LE16GPI03 PAM5.0 -18.733 146.567 Great PalmIsland Luminescence visualindices Leonard et al. (2016) LE18GFB01 GFB33B -19.154 146.866 Geoffrey Bay,Magnetic Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2018),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) Saha et al. (2019b, 2021) LE18GFB02 GFB34A -19.164 146.853 Geoffrey Bay, Magnetic Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2018),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) LE18HAV01 HAV32A -18.835 146.544 Havannah Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2018),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) Lough et al. (2015) LE18HAV02 HAV34A -18.837 146.548 Havannah Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2018),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) Lough et al. (2015) LE18NEL01 NEL29A -19.165 146.854 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2018),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) Cantin and Lough(2014), De'ath et al. (2009), Lough et al. (2014)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) LE18NEL02 NEL39A -19.169 146.85 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2018),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) Cantin and Lough(2014), De'ath et al. (2009) LE18PAN01 PAN31B -18.813 146.427 Pandora Reef Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2018),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) Cantin and Lough(2014), De'ath et al. (2009) LE18PAN02 PAN36B -18.813 146.427 Pandora Reef Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2018),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) Cantin and Lough(2014), De'ath et al. (2009) LE18PEL01 PEL30A -18.538 146.49 Pelorus Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2018) LE18PEL02 PEL33B -18.538 146.491 Pelorus Island Ba138/Ca; Ba/Ca; B/Ca; Cd/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Pb/Ca; P/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca (Distance) Lewis et al. (2018) LE19HIG01 HI 12.1 -17.161 146.007 High Island Ba/Ca; Ce; Dy; Er; Eu; Gd; Ho; La; Lu; Nd; Pr; Sm; Tb; Tm; Y; Yb; Zr Leonard et al. (2019) LE19RUS01 FRI 12.1 -17.224 146.09 Russell Island Ba/Ca; Ce; Dy; Er; Eu; Gd; Ho; La; Lu; Nd; Pr; Sm; Tb; Tm; Y; Yb; Zr Leonard et al. (2019) LE19RUS02 FRI 12.3 -17.228 146.091 Russell Island Ba/Ca; Ce; Dy; Er; Eu; Gd; Ho; La; Lu; Nd; Pr; Sm; Tb; Tm; Y; Yb; Zr Leonard et al. (2019) LE19SUD01 SUD 12.1 -17.026 146.211 Sudbury Cay Ba/Ca; Ce; Dy; Er; Eu; Gd; Ho; La; Lu; Nd; Pr; Sm; Tb; Tm; Y; Yb; Zr Leonard et al. (2019) LO11ACH01 ACH01A -18.95 146.65 Acheron Island Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b) Barnes and Lough(1992) LO11BRO01 BRO01A -18.15 146.28 Brook Island Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) Barnes and Lough(1992), De'ath et al. (2009), Hendy et al. (2002, 2003a, b, 2007, 2012), Lough (2007), Lough and Barnes (1997) LO11CID01 CID01A -20.27 148.93 Cid Harbour Island Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b) De'ath et al. (2009), Lewis et al. (2012), Lough (2007), Lough and Barnes (1997)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) LO11GPI01 GPI02A -18.68 146.58 Great PalmIsland Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b) De'ath et al. (2009), Hendy et al. (2002, 2003a, b, 2007), Lough (2007), Lough and Barnes (1997) LO11HAV01 HAV01A -18.85 146.55 Havannah Island Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b),Palmer et al. (2015) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022), De'ath et al. (2009), Erler et al. (2020), Hendy et al. (2002, 2003a, b, 2007, 2012), Isdale et al. (1998), Lough (2007), Lough and Barnes (1997), Lough et al. (2015), McCulloch et al. (2003) LO11HKO01 HKO01B -20.07 148.95 Hook Island Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b) Barnes and Lough (1992), De'ath et al. (2009), Lough (2007), Lough and Barnes (1997) LO11HKO02 SNH01A -20.1 148.9 Stonehaven Bay, HookIsland Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b) De'ath et al. (2009), Lough and Barnes (1997) LO11HMP01 HMP01B -23.2 151 Humpy Island Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) Lough (2007) LO11LUP01 LUP01C -20.28 149.12 Lupton Island Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b) Barnes and Lough (1992), De'ath et al. (2009), Lough (2007), Lough and Barnes (1997) LO11MAG01 MAG01D -19.15 146.87 Geoffrey Bay,Magnetic Island Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) Barnes and Lough (1992), De'ath et al. (2009), Erler et al. (2016), Lewis (2005), Lewis et al. (2007), Lough (2007), Lough and Barnes (1997) LO11NMI01 NMI01B -20.23 148.8 North MolleIsland Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b) Barnes and Lough (1992), De'ath et al. (2009), Lough (2007), Lough and Barnes (1997) LO11NOR01 NOR01B -17.2 146.1 Normanby Island Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b),D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) Barnes and Lough (1992), De'ath et al. (2009), Lough (2007) LO11PAN01 PAN07B -18.82 146.43 Pandora Reef Luminescence Range Lough (2011a) Barnes and Lough (1992), De'ath et al. (2009), Lough (2007) LO11SMI01 SMI01C -20.27 148.83 South MolleIsland Luminescence Range Lough (2011a, b) Barnes and Lough (1992), De'ath et al. (2009), Lough (2007), Lough and Barnes (1997)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) LO14NEL01 NEL03A -19 147 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2014) LO14NEL02 NEL03D -19 147 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2014) Lewis (2005) LO14NEL03 NEL07B -19 147 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2014) LO14NEL04 NEL07C -19 147 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2014) LO14NEL05 NEL01D -19 147 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2014) Lewis (2005), Lewis et al. (2007) LO14NEL06 NEL29A -19.1646 146.8658 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2014) Cantin and Lough (2014), De'ath et al. (2009), Lewis et al. (2018) LO14NEL07 NEL35A -19.164 146.854 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2014) Cantin and Lough (2014), De'ath et al. (2009) LO14NEL08 NEL39B -19.169 146.8502 Nelly Bay,Magnetic Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2014) Cantin and Lough (2014), De'ath et al. (2009) LO15HAV01 HAV01A -18.85 146.55 Havannah Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2015) D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022), De'ath et al. (2009), Erler et al. (2020), Hendy et al. (2002, 2003a, b, 2007, 2012), Isdale et al. (1998), Lough (2007, 2011a, b), Lough and Barnes (1997), McCulloch et al. (2003), Palmer et al. (2015) LO15HAV02 HAV31B -18.837 146.5483 Havannah Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2015) LO15HAV03 HAV32A -18.8351 146.544 Havannah Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2015) Lewis et al. (2018) LO15HAV04 HAV33A -18.837 146.5483 Havannah Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2015) LO15HAV05 HAV34A -18.837 146.5483 Havannah Island Luminescence Range Lough et al. (2015) Lewis et al. (2018) MA00MYR01 Myr-2 -18.266 147.383 Myrmidon Reef Sr/Ca (Distance) Marshall (2000), Marshall and McCulloch (2002) Fallon (2000), Fallon et al. (2003) MA00MYR02 Myr2-16D -18.266 147.383 Myrmidon Reef δ13C; δ18O (Distance) Marshall (2000) MA00MYR03 Myr2-17D -18.266 147.383 Myrmidon Reef Ba/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca (Distance) Marshall (2000)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) MA00SLY01 St-1 -19.2892 148.0519 Stanley Reef Sr/Ca (Distance) Marshall (2000), Marshall and McCulloch (2002) MC03HAV01 Havannah -18.843 146.537 Havannah Island Ba/Ca McCulloch et al.(2003), Lewis et al. (2007), Walther et al. (2013) MC03PAN01 Pandora -18.8 146.4 Pandora Reef Ba/Ca McCulloch et al.(2003), D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) MC17DAV01 Davies 13-2 (D-2) -18.8 147.63 Davies Reef Ba/Ca; B/Ca; B/Mg; δ11B; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/B; U/Ca; U/Sr (δ11B pHcf) McCulloch etal. (2017), Thompson et al. (2022) D'Olivo et al. (2018) MC17DAV02 Davies 13-3 (D-3) -18.8 147.63 Davies Reef Ba/Ca; B/Ca; B/Mg; δ11B; Li/Ca; Li/Mg; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/B; U/Ca; U/Sr (δ11B pHcf) McCulloch etal. (2017), Thompson et al. (2022) D'Olivo et al. (2018) PE05FLI01 FL02A (FLI02A) -17.73 148.43 Flinders Reef δ11B; δ13C (Ωarag; Calcification; Extension; δ11B pH) Pelejero et al. (2005) Calvo et al. (2007) RA17MYR01 myra-30 -18.278 147.379 Myrmidon Reef Ba/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca Razak et al. (2017) RA17MYR02 myra-31 -18.278 147.379 Myrmidon Reef Ba/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca; Y/Ca Razak et al. (2017) RE19CLK01 CLK (CLK06A) -11.97 143.28 Clerke Reef Luminescence; Sr/Ca (Density; Distance) Reed et al. (2019) RE19EEL01 EEL (EELB10) -12.5 143.52 Eel Reef δ13C; δ18O; Luminescence; Sr/Ca (Density; Distance) Reed et al. (2019) Barnes and Lough (1992), Lough and Barnes (2000), Lough et al. (2002) RE19GBR01 13-050 (050B06) -13.33 143.95 Reef 13-050 δ13C; δ18O; Luminescence; Sr/Ca (Density; Distance) Reed et al. (2019) Barnes and Lough (1992), Lough and Barnes (1992), De'ath et al. (2009); Lough et al. (2002), Madin et al. (2016) RE19NOM01 NOM (NOM05A) -12.09 143.29 Nomad Reef Luminescence; Sr/Ca (Density; Distance) Reed et al. (2019) RE19POR01 POR (PORB03) -12.591 143.408 Portland Roads δ13C; δ18O; Luminescence; Sr/Ca (Density; Distance) Reed et al. (2019) Barnes and Lough (1992), Lough and Barnes (1992), De'ath et al. (2009); Lough et al. (2002), Madin et al. (2016) RO14GKI01 GK2 -23.1505 150.9739 Great KeppelIsland Luminescence G/B Rodriguez-Ramirez et al. (2014), Grove et al. (2015) Saha et al. (2018a, 2019a, 2021) RO14GKI02 GK3 -23.192 150.9627 Great KeppelIsland Luminescence G/B Rodriguez-Ramirez et al. (2014) RO14KIN01 KR-MMA-1 -17.767 146.133 King Reef δ18O; Sr/Ca (δ18Oseawater) Roche et al. (2014)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) RO14KIN02 KR-AMA-2 -17.767 146.133 King Reef δ18O; Sr/Ca (δ18Oseawater) Roche et al. (2014) RO14MIA01 MI1 -23.155 150.9035 Miall Island Luminescence G/B Rodriguez-Ramirez et al. (2014), Grove et al. (2015) RO14MIA02 MI2 -23.1554 150.9034 Miall Island Luminescence G/B Rodriguez-Ramirez et al. (2014) RO14SQR01 SQ1 -23.0997 150.8862 Square Rocks Luminescence G/B Rodriguez-Ramirez et al. (2014), Grove et al. (2015) RO14SQR02 SQ2 -23.0997 150.8862 Square Rocks Luminescence G/B Rodriguez-Ramirez et al. (2014), Grove et al. (2015) SA16HER01a AR HL 3 -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016a) SA16HER01b P HS 1 -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016b) SA16HER02a AR HL 4 -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016a) SA16HER02b P HS 3 -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016b) SA16HER03a AR HL 6 -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016a) SA16HER03b P HS 4 -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016b) SA16HER04a AR HS 3 -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016a) SA16HER04b P HS 7 -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016b) SA16HER05a AR HS 5 -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016a) SA16HER05b R9C (track 1) -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016b) SA16HER06a AR HS 6 -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016a) SA16HER06b R15B3 -23.451 151.93 Heron Island Sr/Ca Sadler et al. (2016b) SA21GFB01 GFB33B -19.1543 146.8656 Geoffrey Bay, Magnetic Island Ba/Ca; Ce; Dy; Eu; Gd; Ho; La; Lu; Mn/Ca; Nd; Nd/Yb; Pr; Sm; Sr/Ca; Tb; Tm; Y; Yb; Y/Ca (Ce/Ce*; ΣREE/Ca) Saha et al. (2021, 2019b) Lewis et al. (2018) SA21GKI01 GK2 -23.17 150.98 Great KeppelIsland Ba/Ca; Ce; Dy; Eu; Gd; Ho; La; Lu; Mg/Ca; Mn/Ca; Nd; Pr; Sm; Sr/Ca; Tb; Tm; U/Ca; V/Ca; Y; Yb; Y/Ca Saha et al. (2021, 2018a, 2019a) Rodriguez-Ramirez et al. (2014) SA21RAT01 RI2 -23.7663 151.3178 Rat Island Ba/Ca; Ce; Dy; Eu; Gd; Ho; La; Lu; Mn/Ca; Nd; Pr; Sm; Sr/Ca; Tb; Tm; Y; Yb; Y/Ca Saha et al. (2021, 2018b) WA13HAV01 Havannah (Hav08_2) -18.8396 146.5502 Havannah Island Ba/Ca Walther et al. (2013), D'Olivo and McCulloch (2022) WA13MYR01 Myrmidon (MYR_S5) -18.2614 147.3765 Myrmidon Reef Ba/Ca Walther et al. (2013) WA19ARL01 10AR2 -16.6381 146.1036 Arlington Reef δ98Mo; Fe; Mn; Ti Wang et al. (2019), Deng et al. (2014) Chen et al. (2021), Xiao et al. (2020)

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Dataset ID Core name Latitude Longitude Location Primary variables (secondary variables) Record publication(s) Additional corepublication(s) WE09ARL01_1 AREO 4 -16.667 146.109 Arlington Reef Ba/Ca; δ11B; δ13C; δ18O; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca (δ11B pH) Wei et al. (2009), D'Olivo and McCulloch (2017), Chen et al. (2021) Wei et al. (2015) WE09ARL01_2 AREO 4 -16.674 146.109 Arlington Reef Ba/Ca; δ11B; δ13C; δ18O; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca (δ11B pH) Wei et al. (2009), D'Olivo and McCulloch (2017), Chen et al. (2021) Wei et al. (2015) WU21CUR01 SEN01C -23.7547 151.3169 South End,Curtis Island B/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca Wu et al. (2021b) Cantin et al. (2018) WU21HUM01 HUM03A -23.4035 151.1472 HummockyIsland B/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca Wu et al. (2021b) Cantin et al. (2018) WU21HUM02 HUM04B -23.4024 151.146 HummockyIsland B/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca Wu et al. (2021b) WU21MAS01a MAS02A -23.532 151.7403 Mast HeadIsland B/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca Wu et al. (2021b) Cantin et al. (2018) WU21MAS01b MAS01E -23.5325 151.746 Mast HeadIsland Δ14C Wu et al. (2021a), Cantin et al. (2018) WU21SHW01 SHW82C -20.4796 149.0691 Shaw Island B/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca Wu et al. (2021b) WU21SMI01 SMI81A -20.2588 148.8283 South MolleIsland B/Ca; Li/Ca; Mg/Ca; Sr/Ca; U/Ca Wu et al. (2021b) XI20ARL01 10AR2 -16.6381 146.1036 Arlington Reef δ13C; δ18O; δ66Zn; Sr/Ca; Zn Xiao et al. (2020) Chen et al. (2021),Deng et al. (2014),Wang et al. (2019)

Note the additional publications referenced in the GBRCD:– Chakraborty and Ramesh (1993, 1997) for CH93SLY01 and CH93SLY02;– Davies and Hopley (1983) for MA00MYR02 and MA00MYR03;– Kamber et al. (2005) for JU08KES01b and JU08RTI01b;– Min et al. (1995) for HE02GBR01, LE07MAG01, and LE07NEL01.

 GBRCD to LiPD field translation

GBRCD to LiPD time series (TS) field translation dictionary. Note that “n/a” is not applicable.

GBRCD field LiPD field Notes Age year LiPD standard age unit is AD so this description is used for the LiPD version rather than CE which is used for the CSV version. CE and AD are identical values. cdata_datasetID dataSetName cdata_coreName paleoData_core cdata_altCoreName n/a Joined with cdata_coreName, separated by “;”. cdata_IGSN hasIGSN cdata_collectTime collectionYear cdata_minYear minYear Values for LiPD extracted from GBRCD record “Age” field. cdata_maxYear maxYear cdata_archiveSpecies paleoData_sensorSpecies cdata_isDatabaseDuplicate paleoData_gbrIsDatabaseDuplicate cdata_dataCoverageGroup paleoData_gbrDataCoverageGroup cdata_coralNotes notes geo_latitude geo_latitude geo_longitude geo_longitude geo_siteName geo_siteName geo_siteName2 geo_location geo_elevation geo_elevation geo_notes geo_notes dating_UThDate paleoData_gbrUThDate dating_UThDateUncertainty paleoData_gbrUThDateUncertainty dating_14CDate paleoData_gbr14CDate dating_14CDateUncertainty paleoData_gbr14CDateUncertainty dating_notes paleoData_gbrDatingNotes meths_primaryVariablesList n/a List of variables intrinsic to LiPD and therefore unnecessary to translate as a separate field in LiPD format. meths_additionalVariablesList n/a meths_TEMethod paleoData_measurementMethod GBRCD CSV fields are split by measurement type whereas for the LiPD TS a single field name is used, and the information is grouped with the variable. Where multiple methods and/or instruments have been used for one proxy both are available in the relevant field separated by “;”. meths_TEMethodMachine paleoData_measurementInstrument meths_isotopeMethod paleoData_measurementMethod meths_isotopeMethodMachine paleoData_measurementInstrument meths_luminMethod paleoData_measurementMethod meths_luminMethodMachine paleoData_measurementInstrument meths_altMethodInfo paleoData_measurementMethod

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GBRCD field LiPD field Notes meths_methodNotes paleoData_notes meths_hasResolutionNominal paleoData_samplingResolution meths_resolutionMin n/a Values intrinsic to LiPD format. meths_resolutionMax n/a meths_resolutionMean n/a meths_resolutionMedian n/a meths_isAnomaly paleoData_gbrIsAnomaly meths_chronologyNotes paleoData_gbrChronologyNotes meths_coralExtensionRate paleoData_coralExtensionRate meths_coralExtensionRateNotes paleoData_coralExtensionRateNotes meths_tissueThickness paleoData_coralTissueThickness meths_jcpUsed paleoData_jcpUsed meths_jcpSrCaValue paleoData_jcpMeasured meths_SrCaAnalyticalPrecision paleoData_uncertaintyAnalytical GBRCD CSV fields are split by variables whereas for the LiPD TS a single field name is used (for the uncertainty and for the uncertainty units) and the information is grouped with the variable. meths_SrCaAnalyticalPrecisionUnits paleoData_uncertaintyAnalyticalUnits meths_UCaAnalyticalPrecision paleoData_uncertaintyAnalytical meths_UCaAnalyticalPrecisionUnits paleoData_uncertaintyAnalyticalUnits meths_d18OAnalyticalPrecision paleoData_uncertaintyAnalytical meths_d18OAnalyticalPrecisionUnits paleoData_uncertaintyAnalyticalUnits meths_altPrecisionList n/a meths_altAnalyticalPrecision paleoData_analyticalUncertainty meths_altAnalyticalPrecisionUnits paleoData_uncertaintyAnalyticalUnits meths_archiveDiagenesisCheck paleoData_measurementMaterialScreening calib_isSSTCalibration gbrIsSstCalibration calib_useSSTCalibration gbrUseSstCalibration calib_hasAlternateCalibration gbrHasAlternateCalibration calib_notes calibration_notes calib_isComposite gbrIsCompositeCalibration calib_compositeList gbrCompositeCalibrationList calib_SSTdata calibration_targetDataset calib_fitPeriod calibration_datasetRange calib_hasCentredEquation n/a The GBRCD field is a flag for information occurring in calib_ centredEquationNotes and is not used in the LiPD format. calib_centredEquationNotes calibration_gbrCentredEquationNotes calib_method calibration_method

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GBRCD field LiPD field Notes calib1_equationIntercept calibration_equationIntercept GBRCD CSV fields are split by measurement type whereas for the LiPD TS a single field name is used (for the intercept, slope, slope uncertainty and r2) and the information is grouped with the variable. calib1_equationSlope calibration_equationSlope calib1_equationSlopeUncertainty calibration_equationSlopeUncertainty calib1_equationR2 calibration_equationR2 calib2_equationIntercept calibration_equationIntercept calib2_equationSlope calibration_equationSlope calib2_equationSlopeUncertainty calibration_equationSlopeUncertainty calib2_equationR2 calibration_equationR2 calib3_equationIntercept calibration_equationIntercept calib3_equationSlope calibration_equationSlope calib3_equationSlopeUncertainty calibration_equationSlopeUncertainty calib3_equationR2 calibration_equationR2 pub1_firstauthor pub1_firstAuthor pub1_year pub1_year pub1_doi pub1_doi pub1_citation pub1_citation pub1_authors pub1_author pub1_title pub1_title pub1_journal pub1_journal pub1_doiData pub1_doiData pub1_altDataURL pub1_altDataURL pub2_firstauthor pub2_firstAuthor pub2_year pub2_year pub2_doi pub2_doi pub2_citation pub2_citation pub2_authors pub2_author pub2_title pub2_title pub2_journal pub2_journal pub2_altDataURL pub2_altDataURL pub3_firstauthor pub3_firstAuthor pub3_year pub3_year pub3_doi pub3_doi pub3_citation pub3_citation pub3_authors pub3_author pub3_title pub3_title pub3_journal pub3_journal pub3_altDataUrl pub3_altDataUrl pub_isCoreIDOtherStudy gbrIsCoreIDOtherStudy pub_coreIDOtherStudyList gbrCoreIDOtherStudyList GBRCD additional coral information

Several of the coral records were measured in specific contexts, had additional processing to recreate the original published age model in the GBR database, or are published in the GBR database for the first time. This contextual and methodological information is summarised here and is included in the relevant note field(s) in the GBR database metadata table.

Split datasets

In the GBRCD, four corals and their related records from three publications were given split IDs due to differences in the data, such as resolution and/or age model. The Alibert et al. (2003) (Davies-2; GBRCD ID: AL03DAV01_1 and AL03DAV01_2. PAN 98-2; AL03PAN01_1 from AL03PAN01_2, AL03PAN01_3, and AL03PAN01_4), Druffel and Griffin (1999) (Abraham-1; DR99ABR01_1 and DR99ABR01_2) and Wei et al. (2009) Arlington Reef (AREO 4; WE09ARL01_1 and WE09ARL01_2) coral records were split due to differences in the resolution of the data. AREO4 (WE09ARL01_1 and WE09ARL01_2) was split where the resolution changed from quinquennial (1800–1939) to annual (1940–2004) for all measured variables. The Abraham-1 (DR99ABR01_1 and DR99ABR01_2) coral record was previously archived separately (δ13C and δ18O is approximately annual, and the Δ14C is approximately biennial), and this was maintained in the database. Davies-2 (AL03DAV01_1 and AL03DAV01_2) and PAN 98-2 (AL03PAN01_1 from AL03PAN01_2, AL03PAN01_3 and AL03PAN01_4) records were split due to differences in resolutions arising from two methods of measuring trace elements (thermal ionisation mass spectrometer (TIMS) vs. laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (LA-ICP-MS)). Additionally, the LA-ICP-MS measurements from Alibert et al. (2003) were not combined into a single record as there were three distinct age models for the data, and each of these was presented in the original publication.

 Additions, modifications, and PhD theses

The GBRCD includes 15 records from five publications where the age model was created for archiving in the GBRCD. As described in the main paper, a base level of information was required to archive each record in the GBRCD; notably, each dataset should have an age model with an age assigned to each data point. A brief description of the method(s) used to create the age model for these records, as well any change(s) in the record compared to the previously published version, is described below. Additionally, as PhD theses can be more difficult to access than published journal articles, a brief description of relevant information is supplied for six records from three PhD theses.

Chakraborty (1993) – PhD thesis

SR coral records (track 1 and track 2) (CH93SLY01 and CH93SLY02) were collected from Stanley Reef in December 1986 (Chakraborty et al., 2000). The coral was prepared and analysed for stable isotopes along two tracks: track 1 close to the central growth axis and track 2 ∼20° off the axis, as described in Chakraborty et al. (2000). Methods were as described in Chakraborty and Ramesh (1993, 1997). The original coral age model was based on Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (COADS) SST data; however, since COADS is missing months of data for the Stanley Reef region, the HadISST1.1 data (grid centred on 19.5° S, 148.5° E; Rayner et al., 2003) were used for archiving in the GBRCD. A new age model was created to obtain ages based on linear interpolation using QAnalySeries to align δ18O minima (maxima) with SST maxima (minima) for quarterly averaged HadISST data. The age model was based on available information; however, the records published in Chakraborty et al. (2000) have additional δ18O measurements not available to be archived in the GBRCD. There was no change in the SR track 1 age model, but for SR track 2, ∼ 2 years of data (summer 1978 to winter 1980) do not have sufficient data points to pair with the SST data, so these years were not included in the database.

PET12 (EL19OTI01) (a) X-radiograph (negative) of PET12 (EL19OTI01) coral. Black boxes indicate the four pieces analysed, and they are labelled with the piece number (1–4 in the top of the box). (b) Photos of PET12 pieces 1–4, and dashed black lines indicate the track analysed by LA-ICP-MS for each section of the record included in EL19OTI01. X-radiograph and photos supplied by Jennie Mallela.

PET12 (EL18OTI01) SEM images from alternate slice of PET12 coral. (a) Approximate locations of SEM images labelled (b)–(e) on coral X-radiograph. X-radiograph by PRP Diagnostic Imaging Wollongong. (b) to (e) Select SEM images from PET12 (EL19OTI01); (b) No secondary aragonite. Evidence of micro-borers (example noted by white arrow), (c) Low-level diagenetic alteration with nearly 100 % cover of secondary aragonite needles ≤5 µm and evidence of micro-borers, (d) Bioclastic cement plug (marked by white box) above relatively pristine coral surface with cement chips and evidence of micro-borers, (e) 90 % cover of secondary aragonite needles of 5–20 µm. Scale bar indicates 100 µm (b–e).

 Ellis et al. (2019)

PET12 (EL19OTI01; Ellis et al., 2019) was harvested by J. Mallela in May 2012 from Pete's Bay in the One Tree Island lagoon. The original PET12 chronology published in Ellis et al. (2019) was based on Sr/Ca maxima and minima and was applied to three pieces of PET12 (PET12-1, 2 and 3) after data smoothing with a 10-point running mean and then interpolated to a monthly time series. LA-ICP-MS data from an additional piece of PET12 (PET12-4) was combined with the data from the other pieces (PET12-1, 2 and 3) (Fig. C1). To align the entire PET12 LA-ICP-MS dataset with the standard procedure used by other LA-ICP-MS datasets in the GBRCD, the original data smoothed with a 10-point running mean were further reduced with a 10-point mean. A new chronology was then assigned to the dataset using QAnalySeries to tie Sr/Ca maxima (minima) with SST minima (maxima) using a weekly averaged NOAA Reyn_SmithOIv2 weekly SST dataset (Reynolds et al., 2002) centred on 23.5° S, 152.5° E. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis of an alternate slice of the PET12 coral by Ariella Arzey indicated variable and patchy diagenetic alteration with evidence of micro-borers and secondary aragonite crystals generally 0–10 µm in length but up to 20 µm in length observed in some sections (Fig. C2).

 Fallon (2000) – PhD thesis

Pan 1-98b (FA00PAN01) is a Porites sp. coral collected from Pandora Reef in October 1998, and it is an additional core from the same coral as Pan 1-98a (related record published in Fallon et al. (2003); FA03PAN01). Pan 1-98b was dead on top when collected and likely stopped recording environmental information in March/April 1998, as described in Fallon (2000). A 46 mm section from Pan 1-98b covering the period 1996–1998 was analysed by LA-ICP-MS as described in Fallon et al. (2003); the method used an ArF excimer laser (193 nm) that was masked to illuminate a 50 µm × 500 µm rectangle on the coral surface and a laser pulsed at 5 Hz using a 50 mJ power setting.

 Jupiter (2008)

KIA (JU08KES01b) and RTF (JU08RTI01b) are Porites spp. coral cores collected in 2004 from Keswick Island and Round Top Island, respectively, and were previously described in Jupiter (2006) (PhD thesis). Both corals' annual growth bands were bulk sampled, and 3–5 consecutive years per decade were analysed for rare earth elements and yttrium (REYs) for the period 1950–2002. Samples were analysed using a Thermo X-Series inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) at the University of Queensland.

 Lewis (2005) – PhD thesis

MAG01D (LE05MAG01) is a modern Porites sp. coral collected from Geoffrey Bay, Magnetic Island, by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in 1987, while NEL01D (LE05NEL01) and NEL03D (LE05NEL02) are fossil Porites spp. corals collected from Nelly Bay Harbour, Magnetic Island, in 2001, and they were previously described in Lewis (2005). Top and bottom growth bands for NEL01D and NEL03D were U-Th dated at the ACQUIRE laboratory at the University of Queensland. Fragments (2 cm × 2 cm samples) of the bottom and top of MAG01D, NEL01D, and NEL03D were platinum-coated and examined for diagenesis using scanning electron microscopy, and additional thin sections were also examined with a Leica IM50 microscope. Analysis for diagenetic alteration of the corals noted no distinct differences between the modern and fossil corals. The corals were sampled by homogenising 5-yearly increments and were split into two batches. One batch was pre-treated with H2O2 and was analysed for Ba/Ca, Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, and Mn at the Queensland Health Scientific Services (QHSS) laboratory. The other batch was not pre-treated and was analysed for δ13C and δ18O with a Micromass Prism III stable isotope mass spectrometer at the University of Wollongong.

 Marshall (2000) – PhD thesis

Myr-2 (MA00MYR01) is a Porites sp. coral collected from Myrmidon Reef in July 1996 (Marshall and McCulloch, 2002). As the data were archived in the PhD thesis appendix without an age model, a new coral age model was created for archiving in the GBRCD. The new coral age model was based on published information from Marshall and McCulloch (2002) and Marshall (2000). The original data chronology and calibration was based on the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) weekly instrumental Myrmidon Reef SST data. However, the AIMS Myrmidon loggers' SST data only covered the period from 1988 to 1996, whereas the Myr-2 Sr/Ca record extends back to 1973 and is at approximately monthly resolution (<20 measurements per year). A new chronology was assigned to the data using QAnalySeries to align Sr/Ca minima (maxima) with SST maxima (minima) for HadISST grid square centred on 18.5° S, 147.5° E.

Myr2-16D (MA00MYR02) and Myr2-17D (MA00MYR03) are Porites sp. coral collected from the Myrmidon Hole 2 drill core matrix (Davies and Hopley, 1983; Marshall, 2000). Myr2-16D was analysed by Marshall (2000) for δ13C and δ18O at The Australian National University using a Finnigan MAT 251 mass spectrometer coupled with a Kiel device to assess the fluorescent banding in the coral and its potential link with precipitation/river flow. The δ18O data presented in Marshall (2000) have a correction of 0.011 ‰ per metre applied for ice volume that assumed sea level was 15–20 m below present-day sea level. The correction is not applied to the δ18O data archived in the GBRCD. Myr2-17D was analysed for B, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and U by LA-ICP-MS using a 193 nm ArF excimer laser connected to a VG Elemental PlasmaQuad PQ2+ instrument with a 50 µm × 500 µm slit as described in Marshall (2000). TIMS U-series dates were available for both coral pieces; however, the data for both corals did not include an age model. An age model for Myr-2-16D and Myr2-17D was created for archiving using QAnalySeries to match δ18O or Sr/Ca maxima with generalised monthly SST minima (minimum SST occurring in July).

The Myr2-17D U-Th calibrated age published in Marshall (2000) was 7880±60 years (ago). However, no date for the U-series analysis is supplied. Thus, to determine the age relative to the Common Era for archiving, it is assumed that it was dated in the same year as publication (i.e. 2000), thus transforming the Myr2-17D age to -5881±60 CE (i.e. 5881±60 BCE).

Myr2-16D was in three parts, and each section was previously U-Th dated separately, giving a calibrated age range from 7646±60 years (ago) for the basal section to 7968±100 years (ago) for the top section (with a middle section dated as 7846±30 years (ago)) (Marshall, 2000). Density band counting of an alternate slice suggests a maximum of 20 years between the top and bottom of the coral piece. The U-series dates are not within error and/or suggest an age reversal in the Myrmidon Hole 2 drill core when considering the date of the top (youngest) section of Myr2-16D is older than Myr2-17D. In 2022, a piece of the middle section (∼5–6 cm from the top of Myr2-16D) of the alternate slice was U-Th dated and used as the age of Myr2-16D for the GBRCD. The 2022 U-series date was measured at the Radiogenic Isotope Facility, University of Queensland, and gave a calibrated age of -5755±13 CE (i.e. 5755±13 BCE; Table D1).

St-1 is a Porites sp. coral collected from Stanley Reef in January 1999 (Marshall, 2000; Marshall and McCulloch, 2002). The age model was created based on published information from Marshall and McCulloch (2002) and Marshall (2000). A chronology was assigned to the data for archiving in the GBRCD using QAnalySeries to align Sr/Ca minima (maxima) with SST maxima (minima) for fortnightly averaged AIMS in situ logger data from Davies Reef and Hardy Reef. The original publications only used the Davies Reef SST data, which due to missing data can only create an age model for the period of August 1996 to January 1999. The AIMS Hardy Reef SST data closely resembles the Davies Reef SST data, and both are approximately equidistant from Stanley Reef, making them a suitable dataset to estimate the regional SST seasonality. Using both SST datasets enables the St-1 age model to be extended to cover the period from February 1995 to January 1999.

 Razak et al. (2017)

Samples myra-30 (RA17MYR01) and myra-31 (RA17MYR02) are both Isopora palifera corals harvested from Myrmidon Reef in May 2013 (Razak et al., 2017). The age models were created for archiving in the GBRCD based on published information from Razak et al. (2017). A chronology was assigned using QAnalySeries to align Sr/Ca minima (maxima) with Myrmidon SST maxima (minima) for fortnightly averaged SSTs from a composite of 10 AIMS in situ loggers. Outliers were removed from the Sr/Ca records to match values reported in Razak et al. (2017). No outliers were removed from other measured trace-element ratios.

 Sadler et al. (2016b)

All modern and Holocene coral records from Heron Reef published in Sadler et al. (2016b) (SA16HER01b–SA16HER06b; modern: P HS 1, P HS 3, P HS 4, and P HS 7. Holocene: R9C, R15B3) were publicly archived with time series for all data points expressed as calendar year integers (i.e. all data from 2014 had an age listed as 2014). Therefore, to recreate the seasonal cycle (as presented in Sadler et al., 2016b), the chronology was assigned by tying Sr/Ca minima (maxima) to bimonthly averaged SST maxima (minima) using QAnalySeries. The original coral chronologies and Sr/Ca–SST calibration for the modern records were created using the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Moored Autonomous pCO2 (MAPCO 2) project in the Wistari Channel (Sadler et al., 2016b), but this was not available for the GBRCD. For the GBRCD, modern SST data were averaged from AIMS in situ temperature loggers. The AIMS data loggers from the region have patchy temporal coverage, so the bimonthly SST dataset is an average of data logger data from Erskine Island (×1), Halftide Rocks (×1), Halfway Island (×2), Heron Reef (×16), Square Rocks (×2), and Tryon Island (×2). For the Holocene corals, the SST data used to reconstruct the age model were a generalised seasonal cycle based on the AIMS bimonthly averaged SST data for the southern GBR region (SST minimum occurs in July–August). Holocene corals were dated at the Radiogenic Isotope Facility, University of Queensland, as described in Sadler et al. (2016b). However, no measurement date for U-Th analysis was published. To determine the coral ages relative to the Common Era, the measurement date was determined using the Radiogenic Isotope Facility records (June 2015 date of chemistry; personal communication Tara Clark, March 2023).

 Xiao et al. (2020)

10AR2 (XI20ARL01) is a Porites sp. coral harvested from Arlington Reef in April 2010 (Deng et al., 2014). The age model was created for archiving in the GBRCD based on information published in Xiao et al. (2020). A chronology was assigned using QAnalySeries to align Sr/Ca minima with the start of each year (i.e. January) to obtain a record with 10–16 data points per year.

X-radiograph (positive) of Dip-04 (AR24DIP01) coral. The dashed white line indicates the track analysed with white solid line the end of record section. X-radiograph supplied by Tries Razak.

X-radiograph (positive) of GUT12 (AR24OTI01) coral. The dashed white line indicates the track analysed by ICP-AES for the record included in AR24OTI01. X-radiographs by PRP Diagnostic Imaging Wollongong.

GUT12 (AR24OTI01) SEM images (a) Approximate locations of SEM images labelled (b)–(e) on coral X-radiograph. (b–e) Select SEM images from GUT12; (b) Secondary aragonite needles ≤5 µm patchy cover of coral surface (∼50 %) and evidence of micro-borers, (c) No secondary aragonite needles. Evidence of micro-borers, (d) low-level diagenetic alteration with 100 % cover of secondary aragonite needles <5 µm, (e) low-level diagenetic alteration with 100 % cover of secondary aragonite needles of 5–15 µm. Scale bar indicates 100 µm (b–e).

X-radiograph (positive) of alternate slice of OTI 1-3 (AR24OTI02) coral. The dashed white line indicates the estimated track analysed by LA-ICP-MS for the record included in AR24OTI02. X-radiographs by PRP Diagnostic Imaging Wollongong.

 Unpublished records AR24DIP01

Dip-04 (AR24DIP01) is an Isopora palifera coral that was harvested from Dip Reef in January 1988, which was in an existing collection held at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). The data were measured by Tries Razak but have not been published previously. As per the methods described in Razak et al. (2017), ∼500 µg of coral powder was milled at 1 mm increments with a 1–2 mm depth using a hand-held drill with a 1 mm drill bit (Fig. C3). Trace elements (Ba/Ca, Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, U/Ca, and Y/Ca) were measured using a Thermo X-Series II quadruple ICP-MS at the University of Queensland Radiogenic Isotope Facility following a modified method described in Nguyen et al. (2013). The age model for this study was created by aligning Sr/Ca minima (maxima) with SST maxima (minima) using QAnalySeries. The seasonal cycle pattern was cross-checked with U/Ca data. As no nearby in situ instrumental measurements of SST exist for the period included in the coral record, chronology was established using the HadISST dataset (grid square centred on 18.5° S, 147.5° E). No outliers were removed from the dataset.

 AR24OTI01

GUT12 (AR24OTI01) is a Porites sp. coral that was harvested in May 2012 by Jennie Mallela from the Gutter in the One Tree Island lagoon. The data have not been published previously. GUT12 was previously sliced into ∼7 mm thick slabs, and a section of GUT12 ∼15 cm in length was selected for trace-element analysis by Ariella Arzey (Fig. C4). This section was measured using the AIMS densitometer and examined for diagenetic alteration using a Phenom XL benchtop SEM at the University of Wollongong by Ariella Arzey. Micro-borer holes and secondary aragonite crystals were present along most of the analysis track with patches of trace amounts of secondary aragonite crystal (<2 µm) increasing along the measurement track until 100 % of skeleton was covered in secondary aragonite crystals generally between 0–10 µm length (Fig. C5). Overall, diagenetic alteration is at a low level, and the coral skeleton preservation is fair to good. Coral powder was drilled continuously from a ledge at 0.3–0.6 mm increments using a 2 mm TiN-coated end mill to give a resolution of ∼17–34 (median 24) samples per year. Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios were measured by inductively coupled atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) with a Thermo Scientific iCAP 7600 series ICP-AES. Data were standardised using measured JCp-1. The coral age model was created using QAnalySeries to align Sr/Ca minima (maxima) with SST maxima (minima) using the fortnightly averaged NOAA Reyn_SmithOIv2 weekly SST dataset, grid centred on 23.5° S, 152.5° E.

X-radiograph (positive) of alternate slice of OTI 3-1 (AR24OTI03) coral. The dashed white line indicates the estimated track analysed by LA-ICP-MS for the record included in AR24OTI03. X-radiographs by PRP Diagnostic Imaging Wollongong.

 AR24OTI02 and AR24OTI03

OTI 1-3 (AR24OTI02) and OTI 3-1 (AR24OTI03) are Porites spp. corals that were harvested in 2004 from the One Tree Island lagoon by Guy Marion. The corals were part of the Enrichment of Nutrients Coral Reef Experiment (ENCORE) (Koop et al., 2001; Steven and Atkinson, 2003) and were transplanted from the reef slope onto the reef flat on 17 January 1995 and stained with Alizarin Red S on 23 November 1995. OTI 1-3 (Fig. C6) was collected from the reference treatment patch reef at ambient levels of nutrients, while OTI 3-1 (Fig. C7) was from the enriched nitrogen treatment patch reef. Both corals were measured by LA-ICP-MS as per methods described in Lewis et al. (2012); corals were analysed using a Varian 820 ICP-MS, with output data smoothed with a 10-point running mean followed by a 10-point mean. The original age model supplied by Stephen Lewis (where chronology assigned with Sr/Ca minima (maxima) matched to 8 February (8 August)) was adjusted to improve correlation with SST by fitting data to match the annual maxima and minima of a fortnightly averaged NOAA Reyn_SmithOIv2 weekly SST dataset centred on 23.5° S, 152.5° E grid. Each piece was examined for diagenetic alteration by Ariella Arzey, although due to the absence of information for both pieces the original LA-ICP-MS track cannot be directly matched to the area examined by the SEM. OTI 1-3 and OTI 3-1 show highly variable diagenetic alteration (Figs. C8 and C9). Both corals show above-average levels of diagenetic alteration compared to other corals examined, which may be due to their handling for or the altered nutrient exposure from the ENCORE experiment. There is scope for future research to determine the cause of the abnormal level of diagenetic alteration. Caution should be exercised if using OTI 1-3 and OTI 3-1 for climate assessment, due to the high levels of diagenesis and the corals' use in the ENCORE experiments.

OTI 1-3 (AR24OTI02) SEM images. (a) Approximate locations of SEM images labelled (b)–(e) on coral X-radiograph. (b–e) Select SEM images from OTI 1-3; (b) low-level diagenetic alteration with 100 % cover of secondary aragonite needles of 5–15 µm and evidence of micro-borers, (c) No secondary aragonite needles, with evidence of dissolution and micro-borers, (d) Evidence of micro-borers and possibly dissolution. Secondary aragonite needles and calcite crystals (0–10 µm), (e) 90 % surface covered by secondary aragonite needles, left side of coral needles are ≤5 µm and right side of coral needles are ∼5–15 µm. Evidence of micro-borers visible. Scale bar indicates 100 µm (b–e).

OTI 3-1 (AR24OTI03) SEM images. (a) Approximate locations of SEM images labelled (b)–(e) on coral X-ray. (b–e) Select SEM images from OTI 3-1; (b) Secondary aragonite needles (0–10 µm) in lower left of image and possible low Mg-calcite cement on coral surface in upper right of image. Evidence of micro-borers, (c) No secondary aragonite. Evidence of micro-borers and possible minor dissolution of coral surface, (d) 100 % cover with secondary aragonite needles (0–15 µm) with evidence of micro-borers. High Mg-calcite splays occur in pore space (marked by white box), (e) 100 % cover with secondary aragonite needles (∼5–15 µm) with evidence of micro-borers. Scale bar indicates 100 µm (b–e).

X-radiograph (positive) of OTI4_6C (OTI-4-19; AR24OTI04) coral. Piece is off-cut of the coral piece measured by LA-ICP-MS for the AR24OTI04 record. X-radiographs by PRP Diagnostic Imaging Wollongong.

 AR24OTI04 and AR24OTI05

OTI4_6C (OTI-4-19; AR24OTI04) and OTI4_6D (OTI-4-22; AR24OTI05) were collected from the One Tree Island hole 4 reef core matrix (Davies and Hopley, 1983) at a depth listed as between 5.72–7.47 m (OTI Hole 4 section 6) and estimated to be 6.2 and 6.5 m depth down core, respectively. Both corals were measured by LA-ICP-MS as per methods described in Lewis et al. (2012) and as per AR24OTI02 and AR24OTI03 above. An age model was created by matching the Sr/Ca maxima with SST minima of a generalised SST time series (minimum SST occurs in August). The age model was further refined by adjusting for best fit of U/Ca maxima to SST minima. An off-cut of AR24OTI04 (Fig. C10) and alternate slice of AR24OTI05 were dated in July 2022 at the Radiogenic Isotope Facility, University of Queensland, to give an age of -3803±13 CE and -3772±11 CE, respectively (Table D1). An alternate slice of AR24OTI04 was also dated in 2022, but the age used for AR24OTI04 is based on the off-cut of the slice that was measured with LA-ICP-MS as the relationship with the section dated for the alternate slice is not certain. SEM screening of the AR24OTI04 coral off-cut indicated 100 % cover of coral surface with secondary aragonite needles generally between 0–10 µm, although small areas with crystals up to 20 µm were observed (Fig. C11).

 AR24SLY01

The SR coral (AR24SLY01) was measured for radiocarbon by Supriyo Chakraborty and Ravi Bhushan in 1991 at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad, India. Annual bands from the SR coral were analysed as per methods described in Chakraborty (1993) for other coral samples. Briefly, the annual samples were cut from the slice using a <1 mm thickness small diamond wheel operated by an electric hand drill. The cut bands were dried by heating overnight at 80–90 °C, and 15 g of powder was used for the radiocarbon analysis. β counting was carried out using a Packard Tri-Carb liquid scintillator analyser in low-level count mode. The coral X-ray was published in Chakraborty et al. (2000).

OTI4_6C (OTI-4-19; AR24OTI04) SEM images. (a) Approximate locations of SEM images labelled (b)–(e) on coral X-ray. (b–e) Select SEM images from OTI4_6C (AR24OTI04); (b) 100 % cover of secondary aragonite needles generally <10 µm, but section with uneven surface (marked by white box) indicates ∼10–20 µm crystals, (c) 100 % cover of secondary aragonite needles of <10 µm, (d) 100 % cover of secondary aragonite needles of 5–10 µm. Includes secondary aragonite covering likely fungal growth or part of borer tube that occurred when coral was alive (marked by white box), (e) 80 % cover of trace (<5 µm) crystals of secondary aragonite. Scale bar indicates 100 µm (b–e).

 Uranium–thorium dating information

Uranium–thorium age data obtained using a Nu Plasma II multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer of fossil corals from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Note that AA47_OTI-4-19_4_Th and AA_OTI4_6C_1 samples are alternate slices of the same coral piece linked to the GBRCD record AR24OTI04.

GBRCD ID Lab sample ID Cleaning Date of U 232Th (230Th/232Th) (230Th/238U) δ234U∗ Uncorr. age Two-component Bulk-Earth Corr. initial Two-component (Sample ID) method chemistry (ppm) (ppb) (ka) corr. age (ka) corr. age (ka) (234U/238U) corr. age (CE) AR24OTI04 AA47_OTI-4-19_4_Th (OTI-4-19_4) H2O2 4 Jul 2022 2.6683±0.0014 0.2241±0.00023 2153.51±3.93 0.05961±0.000096 1.1453±0.0016 5.8306±0.013 5.8245±0.013 5.8203±0.013 1.1477±0.0017 -3803±13 AR24OTI04 AA45_OTI4_6C_1_C (OTI4_6C_1) H2O2 4 Jul 2022 2.6979±0.0013 0.04085±0.00011 11965.67±36.99 0.05971±0.000083 1.1457±0.0012 5.8386±0.010 5.8340±0.010 5.8301±0.010 1.1481±0.0012 -3812±10 AR24OTI04 AA73_OTI4_6C_1 (OTI4_6C_1) 2×H2O2 5 Jul 2022 2.7023±0.0014 0.03442±0.000069 14267.90±34.66 0.05989±0.000088 1.1462±0.0013 5.8538±0.011 5.8492±0.011 5.8453±0.011 1.1487±0.0013 -3828±11 AR24OTI04 AA88_OTI4_6C_1_D (OTI4_6C_1) Water 5 Jul 2022 2.7092±0.00085 0.03468±0.000086 14211.60±41.59 0.05996±0.000096 1.1456±0.0010 5.8641±0.011 5.8596±0.011 5.8556±0.011 1.1481±0.0010 -3838±11 AR24OTI05 AA46_OTI4_6D_1_Th OTI4_6D_1) H2O2 4 Jul 2022 2.6694±0.0016 0.03175±0.00010 15130.62±52.18 0.05931±0.000094 1.1456±0.0010 5.7985±0.011 5.7939±0.011 5.7901±0.011 1.1480±0.0010 -3772±11 MA00MYR02 AA61_MYR2-16D_1 (MYR2_16D_1) H2O2 5 Jul 2022 2.4849±0.0012 0.07492±0.000079 7932.69±12.56 0.07882±0.00010 1.1444±0.0010 7.7815±0.013 7.7762±0.013 7.7699±0.013 1.1477±0.0011 -5755±13

∗ δ234U234U238U×1000 (D2)

Values in parentheses are activity ratios calculated from atomic ratios using decay constants of Cheng et al. (2000). All values have been corrected for laboratory procedural blanks. All errors reported as 2σ. Uncorrected 230Th age (ka) was calculated using the Isoplot/Ex 3.75 software (Ludwig, 2003), where ka denotes thousand years since the date of chemistry.

To account for non-radiogenic or initial 230Th0, two correction factors were applied:

A bulk-Earth correction assuming a non-radiogenic 230Th/232Th0 activity value = 0.825+/-50%, with 238U, 234U, 232Th, and 230Th in secular equilibrium.

A two-component mixing correction value determined using the equation of Clark et al. (2014) that accounts for both detrital and hydrogenous 230Th/232Th0 shown in Eq. (D1):

 230Th232Thmix=232Thlive232Thdead×230Th232Thlive+232Thdead-232Thlive232Thdead×230Th232Thsed, where 232Thdead is the measured 232Th value (ppb) in the individual dead coral sample. 232Thlive is 0.77 ppb, being the mean 232Th value of 43 live Porites coral samples from the inshore Great Barrier Reef with a corresponding 230Th/232Thlive activity ratio of 1.066±0.063 (20 %) (Clark et al., 2012). 230Th/232Thsed activity ratio representative of the insoluble Th component incorporated post-mortem or as particulates during growth is assumed to be 0.61±0.12 (20 %). This value is determined from the average y intercept values of five 230Th/232Th versus 232Th/238U isochrons obtained from dead Porites corals sampled from the Palm Islands region (Clark et al., 2014).

The values in Table D1 are those determined after calculating the two-component correction. The “Bulk-Earth corr. age (ka)” is supplied to indicate the difference in age calculated between the two corrections (∼4–6 years).

 GBRCD data resources

AIMS loggers: derived data based on Australian Institute of Marine Science data (https://data.aims.gov.au/aimsrtds/datatool.xhtml, last access: 28 March 2021).

Hadley Centre Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperature (HadISST) (Rayner et al., 2003; https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/erdHadISST.html, last access: 29 February 2024).

NOAA REYN_SmithOIv2 (Reynolds et al., 2002; http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.NOAA/.NCEP/.EMC/.CMB/.GLOBAL/.Reyn_SmithOIv2/, last access: 27 February 2023).

Reefs and shoals – Queensland: Queensland Department of Resources (© State of Queensland (Department of Resources) 2023 (http://qldspatial.information.qld.gov.au/catalogue/custom/search.page?q=%22Reefs and shoals - Queensland%22, last access: 20 September 2023).

Drainage basins – Queensland (© State of Queensland (Department of Resources) 2023 (http://qldspatial.information.qld.gov.au/catalogue/custom/search.page?q=%22Drainage basins - Queensland%22, last access: 4 August 2023).

Major watercourse lines – Queensland (© State of Queensland (Department of Resources) 2023 (http://qldspatial.information.qld.gov.au/catalogue/custom/search.page?q=%22Major watercourse lines - Queensland%22, last access: 11 September 2023).

Populated places – Queensland (© State of Queensland (Department of Resources) 2023 (http://qldspatial.information.qld.gov.au/catalogue/custom/search.page?q=%22Populated%20places%20-%20Queensland%22, last access: 4 August 2023).

Mainland – Queensland (© State of Queensland (Department of Resources) 2023 (https://qldspatial.information.qld.gov.au/catalogue/custom/search.page?q=%22Mainland - Queensland%22, last access: 20 September 2023).

 Author contributions

AKA and HVM conceived the study and designed the database. AKA built and curated the database, and database testing was conducted by AKA and HWF. TRC contributed data analysis and advice for U-Th dating. AKA, SEL, JM, JMW, SC, and TBR provided coral data and associated technical information. NPM facilitated converting the database to LiPD format, and AKA and HWF provided example scripts for using the database in R and Python. AKA and HVM wrote the manuscript with input from TRC, JMW, SEL, JM, NPM, HWF, SC, TBR, and MJF.

Competing interests

The contact author has declared that none of the authors has any competing interests.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all the researchers whose publicly archived data or whose data were archived in supplementary material were included in the GBRCD, as well as the researchers who supplied us with their data (Appendix A).

We are thankful for the software and data sources that made this project possible. Sea surface temperature data (HadISST1.1) were provided by the Met Office and accessed from https://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/info/erdHadISST/index.html (last access: 29 April 2024).

Figure 1 was generated using QGIS 3.22.11 (https://www.qgis.org, last access: 8 January 2024), with GIS layers sourced from the State of Queensland (Department of Resources), found at http://qldspatial.information.qld.gov.au/catalogue/ (last access: 12 February 2024). The full list of GIS layers is available in Appendix E.

Figures 3–5 were generated using R 4.3.1 (https://www.R-project.org/, last access: 29 February 2024) with the ggplot2 3.4.3, sf 1.0-14, and ozmaps 0.4.5 R packages found at https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ggplot2/index.html (last access: 7 January 2024), https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/sf/index.html (last access: 18 December 2023), and https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ozmaps/index.html (last access: 18 December 2023).

We would also like to thank the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, especially Edward Gille, and LiPD teams for facilitating archiving and distribution of the GBRCD.

Jennie Mallela's fieldwork was undertaken with the permission of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA permit number G12.35021.1) and One Tree Island Research Station.

Financial support

This research was funded by an Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship. This research was supported by an AINSE Ltd. Post Graduate Research Award (PGRA) (Ariella K. Arzey). This research was funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project (DP200100206) to Helen V. McGregor, Jody M. Webster, and Tara R. Clark. This work was supported by ARC Special Research Initiative in Excellence in Antarctic Science (SRIEAS) (SR200100005), Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, and ARC Future Fellowship (FT140100286) to Helen V. McGregor. Tara R. Clark and Jennie Mallela were funded by ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) (DE180100017 and DE120101998, respectively).

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This paper was edited by Sebastiaan van de Velde and reviewed by Niels de Winter and one anonymous referee.

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