Associated data for Looe buoy areas 1988-2004 are filed under NODC accession number 0002616; for Looe Key Back Reef for 2004-2006 data are filed under NODC Accession Number 0014270.
Resource Description: NODC Accession Number 0014271. Associated data for Looe buoy areas 1988-2004 are filed under NODC accession number 0002616; for Looe Key Back Reef for 2004-2006 data are filed under NODC Accession Number 0014270.
A hollow, pre-cast concrete coral head or concrete and PVC monument have been used to protect and conceal thermographs. Where appropriate, bolt-on stainless steel brackets were used to secure instruments to structural supports (e.g. concrete or steel pilings) of fixed bridges or navigational aids.
Experience has shown that a 2 hour recording mode is adequate to monitor changes in reef tract bottom water temperature. Data has been collected, on average, annually from all instruments. Due to mechanical problems with some instruments, there are occasional gaps in the data streams from some of the monitoring stations.