Continuous bottom temperature measurements in strategic areas of the Florida Reef Tract at the Broad Creek site, 2006 - 2007 (NODC Accession 0039880)

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.

本项目旨在持续监测佛罗里达礁带（Florida Reef Tract）重点海域的海底水温，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。目前已在佛罗里达礁岛群国家海洋保护区（Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, FKNMS）及佛罗里达礁带相关水文生态系统的其他选定点位，共计部署38台水下记录温度计。该类仪器已被预设为每2小时采集一次温度数据，并安装于附着在合适基底的永久性防护外壳内。为保障设备持续稳定运行，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带保护区环境状况的相关主体。此外，项目会留存数据的归档副本，相关副本可从美国国家海洋数据中心（US NODC）获取。