Continuous bottom temperature measurements in strategic areas of the Florida Reef Tract at Bicentennial Coral Head, 2006 - 2007 (NODC Accession 0039817)

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. Additional data for this station is filed under number 0039481.本项目旨在持续记录佛罗里达礁岛群（Florida Reef Tract）重点区域的海底海水温度，并将相关数据共享给管理与科研用户群体。本持续监测项目始于1988年。 项目共计在佛罗里达礁岛群国家海洋保护区（Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, FKNMS）以及佛罗里达礁岛群其余选定点位与相关水文生态系统中部署了38台水下自记温度记录仪。这些设备预设为每2小时记录一次数据，并安装于适配基底的永久防护外壳内。为保障持续部署，数据回收、设备维护与参数重设工作平均每年开展一次。 最初，采集到的数据将优先提供给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、评估影响佛罗里达礁岛群保护区区域环境状况的人员。 美国国家海洋数据中心（US NODC）留存有本项目数据的归档副本并可对外提供。本监测站的额外数据归档编号为0039481。