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    • National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water Temperature Data from Subsurface Temperature Recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites in the Mariana Archipelago from 2011 to 2022

    Metadata Updated: May 24, 2025

    Water temperature time series data provided in this data set are from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed for a period of 3-8 years at permanent sites within coral reef ecosystems by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD; formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). The STRs were deployed from 2011 to 2017 and recovered during ESD-led NCRMP missions to the Marianas in 2014, 2017 and 2022.

    The high-accuracy temperature loggers made by SeaBird Electronics (SBE) were weighted and strapped to solid substrate on the seafloor by SCUBA divers at depths ranging from 0 to 30 meters at permanent monitoring sites established by ESD's Ocean and Climate Change team. Sample interval over time ranges from 5-60 minutes; the current sample interval is 5 minutes. Each time an STR was recovered another STR was typically deployed at the same ___location and depth and was assigned the same OCC_SITEID. Data were downloaded using the SeaBird SeaTerm V2 program and post-processed using R to trim out of water data.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 24, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2017-03 (creation), 2023-09 (revision), (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NMFS PIFSC

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 15, 2025
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date May 24, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2017-03 (creation), 2023-09 (revision), (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:37071
    Access Constraints Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water Temperature Data from Subsurface Temperature Recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites in the Mariana Archipelago from 2011 to 2022 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/37071., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: These oceanographic data are PRELIMINARY data and have not been screened for accuracy. NOAA can not be held liable for use of these data in a manner other than for perusal of preliminary oceanographic data for scientific research on coral reefs ecosystems. Please cite NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) when using the data. Suggested citation: Ecosystem Sciences Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2023: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water Temperature Data from Subsurface Temperature Recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites in the Mariana Archipelago from 2011 to 2022, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/37071., Distribution Liability: While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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    Bbox North Lat 20.545262
    Bbox South Lat 13.24121
    Bbox West Long 144.69916
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    Harvest Source Id c0beac72-5f43-4455-8c33-1b345fbc2dfe
    Harvest Source Title NMFS PIFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage Water temperature data are collected using high-accuracy subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) made by SeaBird Electronics (SBE). STRs are deployed on the reef for a period of 1-3 years (occasionally up to 8 years if the instrument was not retrieved during a mission) at depths ranging from 0-30 m at permanent monitoring sites established by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division.
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2011-04-07
    Temporal Extent End 2014-05-07

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