SEAKEYS Florida Keys Temperature and Salinity Data 1991-1995

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Florida Bay data includes a subset of temperature and salinity measurements collected from up to seven monitoring stations between 1991 and 1995. The SEAKEYS program, run by NOAA, provides hourly meteorological and oceanographic data used for near real-time environmental alerts. This dataset supports research on coral bleaching, larval conch survival, and harmful algal blooms.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temperature and salinity trends to model conditions conducive to coral bleaching events.
• Studying hourly meteorological data from fixed stations to assess larval conch survival rates.
• Using historical oceanographic measurements for baseline studies of Florida Bay water quality.
• Integrating station data into the Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS) for real-time environmental alerts.

Strengths

• Data collection spans a multi-year period from 1991 through 1995, providing a historical baseline.
• Hourly measurements from up to seven fixed stations offer high temporal resolution for the Florida Keys region.
• Dataset is part of the established SEAKEYS program operated by NOAA, indicating institutional support.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and complete column schema are unknown from all provided sources.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates exist between platforms (1995 vs. 2026), creating uncertainty about data currency.
• Dataset is described as a 'subset', implying it may not represent the full SEAKEYS project data collection.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected from up to seven meteorological and oceanographic monitoring stations throughout the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Florida Bay.

Time Range

1991-05-15 to 1995-11-15

Freshness

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Geography

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Florida Bay