Continuous bottom temperature measurements in strategic areas of the Florida Reef Tract at Looe Key Back Reef, 2004-2006 (NODC Accession 0014270)

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 U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center.

本项目旨在持续监测佛罗里达礁群（Florida Reef Tract）关键战略区域的底层海水温度，并将相关数据向管理与科研用户群体开放。本长期监测项目始于1988年。目前已在佛罗里达群岛国家海洋保护区（Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, FKNMS）及佛罗里达礁群其他选定点位与相关水文生态系统中，共计部署38台地下记录式温度记录仪（subsurface recording thermographs）。这些仪器被设定为每2小时采集一次数据，安装于固定防护外壳中并附着于合适的底质表面。为保障设备持续部署所需的数据回收、设备维护与程序重设工作，平均每年开展一次。初始采集的数据会优先向佛罗里达群岛国家海洋保护区管理人员，以及其他监测、评估影响佛罗里达礁群该保护区区域环境状况的相关方开放。本项目数据的存档副本由美国国家海洋学数据中心（U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center）留存并对外提供获取服务。