Ilsa B. Kuffner
20220309
Underwater temperature on off-shore coral reefs of the Florida Keys, U.S.A.
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tabular digital data
Ilsa B. Kuffner
20160121
Underwater temperature data collected from off-shore coral reefs of the Florida Keys, U.S.A.
U.S. Geological Survey data release
doi:10.5066/F71C1TZK
St. Petersburg, FL
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.5066/F71C1TZK
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies (CREST) project (https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/crest/) provides science that helps resource managers tasked with the stewardship of coral reef resources. Coral reef organisms are very sensitive to high and low water-temperature extremes. It is critical to precisely know water temperatures experienced by corals and associated plants and animals that live in the dynamic nearshore environment to document thresholds in temperature tolerance. This dataset provides underwater temperature data recorded every fifteen minutes from 2009 to 2021 at six off-shore coral reefs in the Florida Keys, USA. From northeast to southwest, these sites are Fowey Rocks (Biscayne National Park), Molasses Reef (Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, FKNMS, site terminated in 2013), Crocker Reef (FKNMS, site added in 2013), Sombrero Reef (FKNMS), Pulaski Shoal Light (Dry Tortugas National Park), and Pulaski Shoal West (Dry Tortugas National Park, site added in 2016). Portions of the dataset included here were interpreted in conjunction with coral and/or algal calcification rates in publications including Kuffner and others (2020), and Lenz and others (2021). See the cross-reference section of the metadata for a complete list of publications.
Data were obtained to assess the dynamic, underwater temperature environment experienced by coral reef organisms. These data will be used to ground truth sea-surface temperatures measured by satellites, improve hydrodynamic and heat-transfer models, and to inform conservation and management decisions.
Scientific research permits:
The data were collected under the Biscayne National Park permits: BISC-2009-SCI-0019; BISC-2010-SCI-0035; BISC-2011-SCI-0025; BISC-2013-SCI-0011; BISC-2014-SCI-0020; BISC-2015-SCI-0003; BISC-2016-SCI-0003; BISC-2017-SCI-0011; BISC-2017-SCI-0011; BISC-2018-SCI-0014; BISC-2019-SCI-0010; BISC-2020-SCI-0013; accession number BISC-228. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary permits: FKNMS-2008-062-A1; FKNMS-2010-068; FKNMS-2010-122; FKNMS-2013-024-A2; FKNMS-2016-085; FKNMS-2019-139-A1. Dry Tortugas National Park permits: DRTO-2009-SCI-0009; DRTO-2011-SCI-0004; DRTO-2013-SCI-0008; DRTO-2015-SCI-0010; DRTO-2016-0010; DRTO-2017-SCI-0001; DRTO-2019-SCI-0005; DRTO-2021-SCI-0013; accession number DRTO-274.
To ensure that USGS-St. Petersburg data management protocols were followed, each survey was assigned the following USGS field activity number (FAN): 09CBC01, 09CBC02, 09CBC03, 09CBC04, 09CBC05, 10CBC01, 10CBC02, 10CBC03, 10CBC04, 11CBC01, 11CBC02, 11CBC03, 12CBC02, 12CBC03, 12CBC04, 13CBC01, 13CBC02, 13CBC03, 13CBC04, 2014-332-FA, 2015-313-FA, 2015-319-FA, 2015-337-FA, 2016-323-FA, 2016-357-FA, 2017-311-FA, 2017-352-FA, 2018-327-FA, 2018-359-FA, 2019-316-FA, 2019-367-FA, 2020-307-FA and 2021-343-FA. Additional survey and data details are available from the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System (CMGDS) at, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/.
20090413
20211111
ground condition
As needed
-82.7728
-80.0956
25.59047
24.62687
USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:0a62622e-d86e-4a53-a798-412315a44a6b
USGS Thesaurus
coelenterates
aquatic biology
marine geology
reef ecosystems
sea surface temperature
None
underwater temperature
coral reef
coral bleaching
SST
in situ temperature
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
geoscientificInformation
oceans
Geographic Names Information System
Biscayne National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Florida Keys
Florida
Monroe County
Sombrero Key
Pulaski Shoal
Crocker Reef
Molasses Reef
None
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Fowey Rocks
None
seafloor
None
Modern
None
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originator of these data in future products or derivative research.
Ilsa B. Kuffner
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
Saint Petersburg
FL
33701
U.S.A.
727-502-8000
ikuffner@usgs.gov
Acknowledgment of the USGS Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources Program, as a data source, would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected.
Environment as of Metadata Creation: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (Build 17763.1637) Service Pack 1; Excel version 2102 (Build 13801.21086) Click-to-Run.
Kuffner, I. B.
Hickey, T. D.
Morrison, J. M.
20130608
Calcification rates of the massive coral Siderastrea siderea and crustose coralline algae along the Florida Keys (USA) outer-reef tract
Publication (Journal)
Coral Reefs
Volume 32, Issue 4
Heidelberg, Germany
Springer Berlin
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-013-1047-8
Kuffner, I. B.
Roberts, K. E.
Flannery, J. A.
Morrison, J. M.
Richey, J. N.
20170103
Fidelity of the Sr/Ca proxy in recording ocean temperature in the western Atlantic coral Siderastrea siderea
Publication (Journal)
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Volume 18, Issue 1
Hoboken, New Jersey
Wiley
https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GC006640
Kuffner, I. B.
Toth, L. T.
Hudson, J. H.
Goodwin, W. B.
Stathakopoulos, A.
Bartlett, L. A.
Whitcher, E. M.
20190425
Improving estimates of coral reef construction and erosion with in situ measurements
Publication (Journal)
Limnology and Oceanography
Volume 64, Issue 5
Hoboken, New Jersey
Wiley
https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11184
Kuffner, I. B.
Stathakopoulos, A.
Toth, L. T.
Bartlett, L. A.
20201217
Reestablishing a stepping-stone population of the threatened elkhorn coral Acropora palmata to aid regional recovery
Publication (Journal)
Endangered Species Research
Volume 43
Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany
Inter-Research Science Publisher
https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01083
Lenz, E. A.
Bartlett, L. A.
Stathakopoulos, A.
Kuffner, I. B.
20210622
Physiological differences in bleaching response of the coral Porites astreoides along the Florida Keys reef tract during high-temperature stress
Publication (Journal)
Frontiers in Marine Science
Volume 8
Lausanne, Switzerland
Frontiers
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.615795
No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.
No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.
Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted.
No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted.
Temperature data were recorded with Onset HOBO Water Temp Pro V2 (U22-001) data loggers, in duplicate, at each site. Loggers were attached to concrete blocks fixed to the reef with stainless-steel rods and epoxy at depths of 11 to 16 feet of seawater. The 15-minute interval temperature data reported are the means of two loggers approximately 30 to 50 feet apart and within 1 to 3 feet in depth from one another. All loggers were placed at the same height above the substratum (approximately 2 to 4 inches). Every six months, using a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA), new loggers were carried underwater by divers at the USGS and swapped with the old loggers such that there was always an overlapping time segment when all four loggers were underwater (also known as, "hot-swapped"). In rare cases when one logger was lost or damaged during deployment, the temperature from a single logger is reported. There is only one short gap in the dataset, for Fowey Rocks (five data points on May 4, 2010 between 10:45 and 11:45), due to logger programming issues. Measurements were stopped at Molasses Reef in April 2013, did not begin at Crocker Reef until June 2013, and did not begin at Pulaski Shoal West until December 2016. Data collection continues at the five current sites and the data release will be updated, as needed.
20090413
FL_coral_underwater_temps_to_Nov2021.csv, FL_coral_underwater_temps_to_Nov2021.xlsx
This file contains attribute information for the coral underwater temperature dataset collected from the Florida Keys from April 2009 to November 2021. When viewing, FL_coral_underwater_temps_to_Nov2021.csv, please note that empty fields (sites where no temperature values were recorded) are not represented by any characters in this Comma Separated Value (CSV) file, thus one only sees the separator commas ",". To view the data in a tab-delimited format arranged by column, please use the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (XLSX).
USGS
Time, GMT-04:00
Site-specific date and time information downloaded from the HOBO Water Temp Pro V2 data loggers.
USGS
Dates are expressed in MM/DD/YYYY format; times are presented in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) minus four hours HH:MM format.
Date
Date, in MM/DD/YYYY format
USGS
04/13/2009
11/11/2021
Time
Time, in HH:MM format.
USGS
Times were recorded using GMT -04:00.
Pulaski Light
Underwater temperature (degrees Celsius) at Pulaski Shoal Light (24.69355°N, 82.77280°W) in 16 feet of seawater, data from June 2009 to November 2021.
USGS
18.438
31.727
Celsius
Sombrero
Underwater temperature (degrees Celsius) at Sombrero Reef (24.62687°N, 81.10893°W) in 14 feet of seawater, data from July 2009 to October 2021.
USGS
16.01
33.183
Celsius
Molasses
Underwater temperature (degrees Celsius) at Molasses Reef (25.01047°N, 80.37530°W) in 13 feet of seawater, data from April 2009 to April 2013.
USGS
14.074
31.842
Celsius
Fowey
Underwater temperature (degrees Celsius) at Fowey Rocks (25.59047°N, 80.09560°W) in 13 feet of seawater, data from August 2009 to October 2021.
USGS
18.485
32.459
Celsius
Crocker
Underwater temperature (degrees Celsius) at Crocker Reef (24.90908°N, 80.52665°W) in 13 feet of seawater, data from June 2013 to October 2021.
USGS
19.710
32.368
Celsius
Pulaski West
Underwater temperature (degrees Celsius) at Pulaski Shoal West (24.70280°N, 82.79883°W) in 12 feet of seawater, data from December 2016 to November 2021.
USGS
19.924
32.150
Celsius
The entity and attribute information provided here describes the tabular data associated with the dataset. Please review the detailed descriptions that are provided (the individual attribute descriptions) for information on the values that appear as fields/table entries of the dataset.
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Ilsa B. Kuffner
U.S. Geological Survey
mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
Saint Petersburg
FL
33701
U.S.A.
727-502-8000
ikuffner@usgs.gov
FL_coral_underwater_temps_to_Nov2021.csv, FL_coral_underwater_temps_to_Nov2021.xlsx
This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution imply any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.
comma-delimited text, Microsoft Excel format
none
https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-F71C1TZK/data/FL_coral_underwater_temps_to_Nov2021.zip
None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the dataset.
20220309
Ilsa B. Kuffner
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center
Research Marine Biologist
mailing and physical
600 4th Street South
Saint Petersburg
Florida
33701
U.S.A.
727-502-8048
ikuffner@usgs.gov
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998