Continuous bottom temperature measurements in strategic areas of the Florida Reef Tract at Grecian Rocks, 2005 - 2007 (NODC Accession 0039973)

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带（Florida Reef Tract）重点区域的海底海水温度，并将相关数据开放给管理与科研用户群体。本持续监测项目始于1988年，累计在佛罗里达基斯国家海洋保护区（Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary，FKNMS）以及佛罗里达礁带其他选定点位与相关联的水文生态系统中，部署了38台海底自记测温仪（subsurface recording thermographs）。这些仪器均已预设采集程序，以2小时间隔开展温度记录，并被安装于固定适配海底底质的永久防护壳体中。为保障设备持续部署，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提供给佛罗里达基斯国家海洋保护区管理人员，以及所有监测、评估影响佛罗里达礁带佛罗里达基斯片区环境条件的相关从业者。项目将留存所有采集数据的存档副本，相关存档数据可通过美国国家海洋数据中心（US NODC）获取。