Conductivity-Temperature-Depth profiles in Curaçao

here we present conductivity-temperature-depth (ctd) observations of the leeward of the south caribbean island of curaçao. the data is used to characterize the heat content, stratification and turbulent length-scales of subsurface waters, near long-term monitoring stations of mesophotic coral reefs.ctd profiles were collected at five locations, from april 12-25, 2023 in curaçao. the sampling sites were offshore from the fringing reef, within 500m from long-term temperature monitoring sites: playa kalki, boka hulu, coral estate, director's bay and oostpunt (https://github.com/pimbongaerts/monitoring). an rbrconcerto³ c.t.d instrument (rbr) equipped with dissolved oxygen (do) profiled the water column using an electric fishing reel. data were recorded at 2 hz during 1 m.s-1 up- and down-casts, yielding a vertical resolution of ~0.5m. data were averaged in 1m vertical bins.

本报告呈现了位于南加勒比岛库拉索背风面的电导率-温度-深度（CTD）观测数据。该数据被用于描述近岸长期监测站附近暗礁珊瑚礁的次表层水体热量含量、层结和湍流长度尺度。CTD剖面数据于2023年4月12日至25日在库拉索岛五个位置采集，采样点位于外礁海域，距离长期温度监测站点（如Playa Kalki、Boka Hulu、Coral Estate、Director's Bay和Oostpunt，详见https://github.com/pimbongaerts/monitoring）500米范围内。RBRconcerto³ CTD仪器（RBR）配备溶解氧（DO）剖面，通过电动钓鱼线对水柱进行观测。在1 m.s-1的上下投掷过程中，数据以2 hz的频率记录，从而获得约0.5米的垂直分辨率。数据在1米垂直层中进行平均。