Continuous bottom temperature measurements in strategic areas of the Western Sambo Reef, Western Sambo Reef Buoy 16 and Jacquelyn L Grounding Site, 1990 - 2005 (NODC Accession 0014120)

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珊瑚礁带（Florida Reef Tract）重点战略区域的海底海水温度，并将相关数据向管理与科研用户群体开放共享。本持续监测项目始于1988年。项目累计在佛罗里达礁岛群国家海洋保护区（Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, FKNMS）以及佛罗里达珊瑚礁带其他选定点位与相关水文生态系统中，布设了38台海底自记温度仪（subsurface recording thermographs）。这些仪器预设为每2小时记录一次数据，并安装在适配基底的永久性防护装置中。为保障仪器持续部署，项目平均每年会开展一次数据回收、仪器维护与参数重设工作。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管理人员，以及其他负责监测、评估影响佛罗里达珊瑚礁带保护区环境状况的人员开放。项目会留存数据的存档副本，该副本可通过美国国家海洋数据中心（US NODC）获取。