Dataset: Seawater temperature from Carrie Bow Caye, Belize

Name: Seawater temperature data from Carrie Bow Caye, Belize recorded from January to December 2017
Published: 2021-04-14
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.846912.1

Spatial Extent: N:16.79972 E:-88.07863 S:16.79972 W:-88.07863

Temporal Extent: 2017-01-23 - 2017-12-13

Project:

Collaborative research: Is hybridization among threatened Caribbean coral species the key to their survival or the harbinger of their extinction? (Coral Hybridization)

Principal Investigator:

Nicole Fogarty (University of North Carolina - Wilmington, UNC-Wilmington)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Iliana B. Baums (Pennsylvania State University, PSU)

Contact:

Scott Jones (Smithsonian Marine Station, SMS)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2021-04-14

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Seawater temperature data from Carrie Bow Caye, Belize recorded from January to December 2017

Abstract:

This dataset includes seawater temperature data from Carrie Bow Caye, Belize recorded from January to December 2017. These data were used in Pitts et al. 2020 (doi:10.1007/s00338-019-01888-4). Further details on the larger dataset from which these data came can be found in Helmuth et al. 2020 (doi:10.1038/s41597-020-00733-6).

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2021-04-14	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.846912.1	2021-04-14

Methods & Sampling

Data collection using an Onset Hobo Water Temp Pro UA-002-64 (accuracy ± 0.2°C) began on January 23, 2017 and ended on December 13, 2017. The temperature logger was deployed on a buoy and suspended 1m above benthos at Carrie Bow Caye, Belize (N 16° 47.983', W 088° 04.718').

Data Processing Description

Monthly average temperatures were calculated and are provided in the Supplemental File, "Carrie_Bow_Caye_Temp_Monthly_Avg" (PDF).

BCO-DMO Processing:
- changed date/time format to ISO8601;
- added date/time in UTC;
- renamed fields to comply with BCO-DMO naming conventions.

Data Files

File
Carrie_Bow_Caye_Temp_2017.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 1.10 MB) MD5:40e98fd2a14c9c8f4876df09443f8b77 Primary data file for dataset ID 846912

Supplemental Files

File
Carrie_Bow_Caye_Temp_Monthly_Avg.pdf (Portable Document Format (.pdf), 210.20 KB) MD5:1de703854462ec897af6b06c889b14f5 Monthly average water temperature (in degrees Celsius), standard deviation, and standard error from Carrie Bow Cay from 2017-01-23 to 2017-12-13.

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1929979
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1538469

Deployments

None available yet

Instruments

Temperature Logger

Supplied Name: Onset Hobo Water Temp Pro UA-002-64

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Temperature Logger

Generic Description:

Records temperature data over a period of time.

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
ISO_DateTime_Local	Date and time of data collection in local time zone (GMT-6:00); in ISO8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm Format: %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M	unitless	date
ISO_DateTime_UTC	Date and time of data collection (UTC); in ISO8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ Format: %Y-%m-%dT%H:%MZ	unitless	date
Temp	Water temperature	degrees Celsius	temp

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Dataset: Seawater temperature from Carrie Bow Caye, Belize