Continuous bottom temperature measurements in strategic areas of the Florida Reef Tract at Grecian Rocks, 1990 - 2005 (NODC Accession 0011143)

The purpose of this project is to document bottom seawater temperature in strategic areas of the Florida Reef Tract on a continuing basis and make that information available to management and research user groups. This ongoing project began in 1988. A total of 38 subsurface recording thermographs have been deployed in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS)and at other selected locations on the Florida Reef Tract and associated hydrologic ecosystems. These instruments have been programmed to record at 2 hour intervals and are placed in permanent housings attached to suitable substrate. Data retrieval, servicing and reprogramming for continuous deployment have occurred, on average, annually. Initially, the collected data are made available to FKNMS Managers and others who monitor and assess environmental conditions that influence FKNMS areas of the Florida Reef Tract. An archival copy of these data is maintained and available from the US NODC.

本项目旨在持续记录佛罗里达礁区（Florida Reef Tract）重点区域的海底海水温度，并将相关数据向管理机构与科研用户群体开放共享。本持续监测项目始于1988年。项目共部署38台水下温度记录仪，分别布设至佛罗里达礁岛群国家海洋保护区（Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, FKNMS）以及佛罗里达礁区其他选定点位与相关水文生态系统中。这些设备均预设为每2小时采集一次温度数据，并被安装于固定于适宜底质的永久防护外壳内。为保障设备持续稳定部署，数据回收、设备维护与程序重设工作平均每年开展一次。项目初期，所采集的数据会优先向佛罗里达礁岛群国家海洋保护区（FKNMS）管理人员，以及其他负责监测、评估影响佛罗里达礁区范围内FKNMS片区环境状况的相关人员开放。所有数据的归档副本均由美国国家海洋数据中心（United States National Oceanographic Data Center, US NODC）留存并对外提供。