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    • Near real-time environmental monitoring in support of Port Everglades dredging projects, Fort Lauderdale, FL (NCEI Accession 0303581)

    Metadata Updated: August 1, 2025

    The system records in-situ water quality data at a depth of 26 feet, including temperature, salinity, turbidity, backscatter, PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation), and currents, among other parameters. Additionally, climate data is collected at the surface, which includes wind, pressure, and PAR. This data is continuously gathered from a buoy located in Port Everglades, Florida, covering both the sea surface and the seafloor.

    The bottom-deployed sensor array is equipped with an Echologger ECT400 altimeter, Aqua TROLL 600 (In Situ), acoustic modem, NexSens data logger, Nortek wave/current meter, an ECO-PAR sensor that measures photosynthetically active radiation–specifically the light levels crucial for photosynthesis, and LISST-ABS acoustic sediment sensor to continuously monitor sediment dynamics.

    Data collected by the bottom array is logged by a NexSens logger, and then an acoustic modem transfers the data through the water column to the CB-950 data buoy on the surface that is equipped with another NexSens logger and an Airmar multiparameter weather station and LI-COR PAR sensor to measure climate conditions.

    Data from the surface buoy and the bottom sensor package are transferred to the cloud, where the data can be viewed via WQData LIVE.

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    Metadata Date 2025-05-16T15:33:58Z
    Metadata Created Date May 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) April 28, 2025 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Metadata Created Date May 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) April 28, 2025 (publication)
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    Access Constraints Cite as: Mojica Moncada, Jhon Fredy; Montes, Enrique; Smith, Ian; Cohn, Rachel (2025). Near real-time environmental monitoring in support of Port Everglades dredging projects, Fort Lauderdale, FL (NCEI Accession 0303581). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/4n4e-h619. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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