Archived C-MAN data from the Florida Keys

[Coral Health and Monitoring Program]

Greetings Colleagues, 

I am very happy to announce that basic NDBC C-MAN (Coastal-Marine 
Automated Network) data, as well as Florida Institute of Oceanography 
enhanced C-MAN data, for the Florida Keys (years 1991-1995) are now 
available at our Web site:  

	http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov 

(more specifically:  http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/cman/cman_menu.html) 

"Basic" C-MAN data includes meteorological data and sea temperature.  FIO  
"enhanced" C-MAN data include sea temperatures at additional depths,  
salinity and photosynthetically active radiation at one or two depths. 

We all know that it is difficult to get long-term data sets upon which to 
make environmental decisions regarding coral health.  Funding for the 
maintenance of the oceanographic instrumentation of these FIO enhanced 
stations is in jeopardy, so if you find these data of use, it would be 
extremely helpful to make your voices heard.  For more information on  
making your voices heard, see "Bulletins" off our Home Page.  


Many thanks... 

	Sincerely yours, 

	Jim Hendee 

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| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration       | 
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