Continuous bottom temperature measurements in strategic areas of the Florida Reef Track at Tennessee Reef, 1990 - 2004 (NODC Accession 0002749)

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）战略重点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。目前已在佛罗里达基斯国家海洋保护区（Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, FKNMS）及佛罗里达礁带其他选定点位与相关水文生态系统中共部署38台水下自记式温度计（subsurface recording thermographs）。这些仪器被预设为每2小时采集一次数据，并安装于附着在合适海底基底的固定外壳中。为保障持续部署运行，平均每年会开展一次数据回收、设备维护与程序重设工作。采集到的数据最初会向FKNMS管理人员以及其他监测、评估影响佛罗里达礁带FKNMS区域环境状况的人员开放。该数据集的存档副本由美国国家海洋数据中心（US NODC）保存并对外提供访问。