Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Harold Hudson, Project Coordinator and Jeff Anderson, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Publication_Date: 20070822
Publication_Time: Unknown
Title:
Continuous bottom temperature measurements in strategic areas of the Florida Reef Tract at the Broad Creek site, 1990 - 2006 (NODC Accession 0002786)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: data files
Series_Information:
Series_Name:
Continuation of bottom temperature measurements in the Florida Reef Tract
Issue_Identification: Broad Creek
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
Publisher: NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center
Online_Linkage: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002786
Description:
Abstract:
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.
Purpose:
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.
Supplemental_Information:
It is well understood that temperature is a major factor controlling distribution, growth and survival of the world's coral reefs. This is especially true of high latitude reefs such as those of the Florida Reef Tract where seasonal temperature extremes detrimental to coral health frequently occur. Past environmental perturbations in the Caribbean and southeast Florida that may be linked to elevated seawater temperature include coral bleaching, a sea urchin die-off, black band coral disease and a seagrass die-off. The first 3 disturbances occurred on a massive scale throughout the Caribbean and southeast Florida. Large-scale die off of seagrass has thus far only been documented in the Florida Bay area of the Florida Keys. This project is a cost-effective and integral part of an overall plan to monitor the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem
Resource Description: NODC Accession Number 0002786
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19900724
Beginning_Time: Unknown
Ending_Date: 20060103
Ending_Time: Unknown
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.23
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.23
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.33
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.33
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Theme_Keyword: Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme_Keyword: Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > In situ physical
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature > Bottom
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Bottom temperature
Theme_Keyword: Florida Keys
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: 014
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida
Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: Florida
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
None. NOAA and NODC would appreciate recognition as the resource from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jeff Anderson
Contact_Organization: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Contact_Position: contractor
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
P.O. Box 500368
City: Marathon
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33050
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305-852-7717 x38 or 305-743-2437
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 305-853-0877
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jeff.anderson@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 9AM-5PM
Contact_Instructions: Phone, e-mail, letter
Data_Set_Credit:
Harold Hudson, Project Coordinator, and Jeff Anderson, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: unclassified
Security_Classification: not applicable
Security_Handling_Description: not applicable
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet program, data as .csv files.