Continuous bottom temperature measurements in strategic areas of the Florida Reef Tract at Long Key, 2008 - 2010 (NODC Accession 0093063)

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 U.S. U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center.

本项目旨在持续监测佛罗里达礁带（Florida Reef Tract）重点海域的底层海水温度，并将相关数据开放给管理与科研用户群体。本长期监测项目始于1988年。研究团队已在佛罗里达基斯国家海洋保护区（Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary，FKNMS）及佛罗里达礁带其他选定点位与关联水文生态系统中，共计部署38台水下记录式温度记录仪。这些仪器被预设为每2小时采集一次温度数据，并安装于固定于合适海底底质的永久性防护壳体中。为保障设备持续稳定运行，平均每年需开展一次数据回收、设备维护与程序重设工作。项目初期，所采集的数据会优先提供给佛罗里达基斯国家海洋保护区管理人员，以及其他负责监测、评估佛罗里达礁带内影响保护区环境状况的相关人员。上述数据的存档副本由美国国家海洋学数据中心（U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center）维护并对外公开提供。