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Photosynthetically active and ultraviolet radiation at SEAKEYS station Molasses Reef (MLRF) in the Florida Keys, 2011 (NCEI Accession 0098080)

Metadata Updated: February 1, 2025

The Florida Institute of Oceanography's (FIO) SEAKEYS (Sustained Ecological Research Related to Management of the Florida Keys Seascape) program began in 1989 and has continued until the present. This program, now being supported through NOAA's South Florida Ecosystem Restoration, Prediction and Modeling Program (SFERPM), implements a framework for long-term monitoring and research along the 220 mile Florida coral reef tract and in Florida Bay at a geographical scale encompassing the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS).

The network consists of six instrument-enhanced Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) stations, cooperatively managed with NOAA's National Data Buoy Center, plus a proposed new one in northwest Florida Bay. These stations measure the usual C-MAN meteorological parameters, such as wind speed, gusts and barometric pressure, but are enhanced with oceanographic instruments measuring salinity, sea temperature, fluorometry and turbidity. The impetus for such a framework was the perceived marked regional decline in coral reefs and the critical need to provide data and options for resource management. These data and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata are in spreadsheet format.

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Metadata Date 2024-08-22T11:11:57Z
Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2025
Reference Date(s) March 10, 2014 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date 2024-08-22T11:11:57Z
Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2025
Reference Date(s) March 10, 2014 (publication)
Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0098080
Access Constraints Cite as: Hendee, James C.; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (2014). Photosynthetically active and ultraviolet radiation at SEAKEYS station Molasses Reef (MLRF) in the Florida Keys, 2011 (NCEI Accession 0098080). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0098080. 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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Bbox South Lat 25.01
Bbox West Long -80.38
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Spatial Data Service Type
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Temporal Extent Begin 2011-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2011-12-31

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