Broward County Florida Reef Track Thermographic Data Sept 2000 - Oct 2002, (NODC Accession 0000829)

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Title:
Broward County Florida Reef Track Thermographic Data Sept 2000 - Oct 2002, (NODC Accession 0000829)
Abstract:
Broward County Florida has responsibility for the resource management of coral reefs in marine waters adjacent to Broward County. The Department of Planning and Environmental Protection is assigned the duties of monitoring the health of the coral reefs. Environmental stresses are a limiting factor in the biomass and diversity, and maintaining these populations of coral species requires an understanding of the environmental factors. One of these factors is the water temperature. Visual surveys are conducted by divers, and the staff has implemented an environmental monitoring program with water temperature as the first measured parameter. The monitoring program is on a "not to interfere basis" using self-recording thermographs for data acquisition. The thermographs are placed along coral reef tracks located in three separate bands near the northern most extent of the natural range for corals. The raw data are captured from the recorder by means of a laptop computer using transfer and conversion software provided by the instrument's vendor. Upon return to the office, the raw data are transferred to separate files that are then loaded into spreadsheet files. Each spreadsheet file corresponds to a single location and only one instrument. Twelve spreadsheet files are updated every sixty days for the dynamic raw data; the static geographical information is stored in a separate spreadsheet file.
Supplemental_Information:
Duplicate comma-separated (.csv) versions of the original Micrososft spreadsheet files were created at the NOAA National Oceanographic Data (NODC) for permanent archival purposes and stored in the 1-data subdirectory of this dataset. No original data is altered at the NODC.

Resource Description: NODC Accession # 0000829

  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Kenneth Banks, Department of Planning and Environmental Protection, Broward County, FL, 20021202, Broward County Florida Reef Track Thermographic Data Sept 2000 - Oct 2002, (NODC Accession 0000829): NOAA/NODC, Silver Spring, MD.

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.112007
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.077343
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.159952
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.020458
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 01-Sep-2000
    Ending_Date: 31-Oct-2002
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital files
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      This local coordinate system was used: Twelve locations along four Eastward lines that cross three offshore reef tracks, Broward County, FL.
      See associated .xls tables for listing of geographic coordinates.
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Data are in twelve spreadsheet files formatted in rows and columns. Each spreadsheet contains three worksheets; (1) Headers, (2) Stats and (3) Data. On the Headers worksheet, data columns are in the following order: LocationID, Start, Recover, Data Source, Recorder ID, Deploy No, State, Span, Interval, Samples, Delay, Trip Average, Trip Std Dev, Window, and Extremes. LocationID = The code that identifies the location of the instrument. Start = The date and time a series of observations began (i.e. dd/mmm/yyyy hh:mm:ss). Recover = The ending date and time for a series of observations (i.e. dd/mmm/yyyy hh:mm:ss). Data Source = The file containing the original data. Recorder ID = serial number of the recorder unit. Deploy No = sequential number indicating the number of times deployed. State = upon recovery of the unit, the status of the recorder at the time of recovery. Span = The range of days and hours of observations. Interval = recorder setting for the sampling rate. Samples = The number of samples obtained during the observation period. Delay = user setting at time of deployment for the delay requested before the recording begins. Trip Average = two entries for the mean value in degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit. Trip Std Dev = the computed value for the standard deviation in degree Celsius and degree Fahrenheit. Window = the dynamic range of the thermometer in degree Fahrenheit and degree Celsius. Extremes = minimum and maximum values measured during the deployment. On the Stats worksheet, the computed values from the next Data worksheet are displayed. The data columns are presented in the following order: LocationID = the code that identifies the location of the instrument, Month/Year = identifies the month and year, TF Avg = average temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, TF Stdev = the computed value of the standard deviation in degrees Fahrenheit, TF Min = minimum temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, TF Max = the maximum temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, TC Avg = average temperature in degrees Celsius, TC Stdev = computed standard deviation in degrees Celsius, TC min = minimum temperature in degrees Celsius, TC max = maximum temperature in degrees Celsius, and N = number of observations used to compute the mean and stadard deviation. On the Data worksheet, data columns are in the following order: LocationID, Date/Time (loc), Temperature (F), Temperature (C). LocationID = The code that identifies the location of the instrument. Date/Time (loc) = The local date and time of the temperature mesurement (i.e. dd/mmm/yyyy hh:mm:ss). Tfarenheit = The temperature of the sea water in degrees Fahrenheit. Tcelsius = The temperature of the sea water in degrees Celsius. A companion spreadsheet file contains the geographic location of each recorder. The fields in the file are in the following order: Name = the code of the location, Description = provides common names by municipality and reef track, Latitude = the decimal degree value of the location, Longitude = the decimal degree value of the location, X = the state plane coordinate in the horizontal orientation, and Y = the state plane coordinate in the vertical orientation.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Kenneth Banks, Department Of Planning and Environmental Protection (DPEP), Broward County, FL

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
    Ken Banks, Broward County DPEP
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Kenneth Banks
    Department Of Planning and Environmental Protection (DPEP), Broward County, FL
    Environmental scientist
    218 S.W. 1st Avenue
    Ft. Lauderdale, FL
    U.S.A

    954-519-1207 (voice)
    954-519-1412 (FAX)
    kbanks@broward.org
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
    Contact_Instructions: E-mail/call/FAX/leave voice mail

Why was the data set created?

These data collection efforts support the management and monitoring of coral reefs resources in marine waters adjacent to Broward County, Florida.

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  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

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Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center
    not applicable
    SSMC3, 4th Floor, E/OC1
    1315 East-West Highway
    Silver Spring, MD
    U.S.A

    301-713-3277 or 301-713-3280 (voice)
    301-713-3301 (FAX)
    nodc.services@noaa.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 6:00 PM, EST
    Contact_Instructions: Phone/FAX/E-mail/letter during business hours
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Downloadable Data
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
  4. How can I download or order the data?
  5. Is there some other way to get the data?
    Contact the NODC User Services Group via phone/FAX/E-mail: nodc.services@noaa.gov
  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?
    Microsoft EXCEL or compatible software

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 29-Mar-2020
Metadata author:
Michael Crane
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC (National Coastal Data Development Center)
marine scientist
NESDIS CASC Route: E/OC6
BLDG: 1100 RM: 101
NATIONAL COASTAL DATA DEVELOPMENT CENTER
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MS
U.S.A.

228-688-1579 (voice)
228-688-2968 (FAX)
michael.crane@noaa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 9-5 PM, EST
Contact_Instructions: Phone/E-mail/Letter
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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