Temperature, pH, DO, and salinity data from Mumford Cove, Connecticut, USA from 2015-2020

Despite their importance for research and environmental protection, there's still a shortage of high quality and high-resolution temperature, pH, and oxygen data particularly in shallow coastal habitats. We monitor five important environmental parameters (i.e., depth, temperature, salinity, pH, and dissolved oxygen) at 30 minute intervals in Mumford Cove, CT (41 degrees 19'25"N, 72 degrees 01'07"W), a small (2 km N-S × 0.5 km E-W), shallow (1-5m), cone-shaped embayment opening to northeastern Long Island Sound, with protected marsh habitat along its western side, marsh and beach habitat along its eastern side, and an extensive seagrass (Zostera marina) cover. Continuous monitoring is achieved by swapping identical and recalibrated probes (Eureka Manta Sub2) every 3-5 weeks.

尽管此类数据对于科研与环境保护均具有重要价值，但高质量、高分辨率的温度、pH值与溶解氧（dissolved oxygen）数据仍相对匮乏，在浅海沿岸生境中这一缺口尤为显著。我们于美国康涅狄格州芒福德湾（Mumford Cove，北纬41°19′25″，西经72°01′07″）以30分钟为采样间隔，持续监测五项核心环境参数：水深、水温、盐度、pH值与溶解氧。该海湾为南北长2千米、东西宽0.5千米的小型锥形浅海湾，水深1至5米，向东北方向的长岛海湾（Long Island Sound）开口；其西侧分布有受保护的沼泽生境，东侧兼具沼泽与海滩生境，且覆盖有大面积的鳗草（Zostera marina）海草床。为保障持续监测工作的连续性，我们每3至5周更换一次经过重新校准的同款Eureka Manta Sub2型水质探测探头。