Site specific monitoring of sea temperature is conducted using submersible temperature dataloggers at selected sites and depths around the islands of Saipan and Rota.
To document differences in variation in water temperature around Saipan and Rota to allow correlation with documented environmental changes, such as coral bleaching events.
Limited location data for 1999. Additional information deployment dates, instrument types, locations, etc. is available in this file. http://www.cnmicoralreef.net/rp/Temperature_about.xls
ground condition
Data set is not for us in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, the CNMI government cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. The CNMI government makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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Contributors to the Data Set: Division of Environmental Quality PO Box 501304 Saipan, MP 96950 USA Phone: 670-664-8500 Hours of Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10 This work was funded in part by NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program.
Data are checked once to confirm that only in-water measurement data are retained.
High consistency.
Specific site location data is not available for 1999 measurements. Some gaps exist between measurements at same sites.
Geographical positions determined by site names
Estimated based on maximal extent of survey site transect lengths.
Depths determined by Depth gauges
Assumed accuracy of commercial depth gauges.
Underwater temperature dataloggers. Original DAT files are trimmed of readings prior to placement in water and after removal from water and subsequently saved as Microsoft Excel files.
Upon request, data can be provided in alternative digital formats or hard copy.
