Coral Reef Early Warning System Adds Another Sensor Node
climate change, earth observation, sensor web, water August 2nd, 2009The Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS) added another station as part of the Integrated Coral Observing Network at lat/long 19.70°, -80.06°. The station was put in place by the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) in parternship with NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. The station collects such data as wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, barometric pressure, precipitation, light, sea temperature, pressure and salinity.
This sensor network provides the ability to track longer term change in the ocean environment, and a means to better understand the cause and effects of the environmental changes. Additional sensors will be added in the future, including sensors to monitor ocean chemistry, including carbon dioxide.
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