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Simultaneous light intensity measurements from a HOBO light intensity logger and a cosine-corrected PAR sensor in Lameshur Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands in January of 2021 (NCEI Accession 0291435)

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This dataset contains physical data collected in the Caribbean Sea from 2021-01-25 to 2021-01-27. These data include PAR. The instruments used to collect these data include Onset HOBO Pendant Temperature/Light Data Logger and PME miniPAR logger. These data were collected by Peter J. Edmunds of California State University Northridge as part of the "Collaborative Research: Pattern and process in the abundance and recruitment of Caribbean octocorals (Octocoral Community Dynamics)" and "RUI: Pattern and process in four decades of change on Caribbean reefs (St John Coral Reefs)" projects. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2023-05-24.

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Acquisition Description:
Location
Tektite site in Lameshur Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands at 9-m depth
Research conducted from the University of the Virgin Islands Marine Station in Lameshur Bay in Jan 2019.

Methods & Sampling:
The HOBO and PAR logger were synchronized, deployed next to one another at 9-m depth with their light sensors at the same depth and perpendicular to the surface. Loggers were deployed at the Tektite site, and set to take a light measurement once every minute. Loggers started sampling at 14:05:00 (Local Time, Atlantic Standard Time, GMT -4) on January 25th 2021 and stopped sampling at 16:45:00 on January 27th 2021. Sampling days were characterized as clear, and sunny with few passing clouds and a calm sea state.

Instruments:
HOBO Light and Temperature Logger, Model UA-0002-64
Cosine-corrected PAR sensor (LI-192, Li-Cor Biosciences) fitted by the manufacturer into a logger (miniPAR, Precision Measurement Engineering)
  • Cite as: Edmunds, Peter J. (2024). Simultaneous light intensity measurements from a HOBO light intensity logger and a cosine-corrected PAR sensor in Lameshur Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands in January of 2021 (NCEI Accession 0291435). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291435. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2021-01-25 to 2021-01-27
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -64.731
East: -64.719
South: 18.307
North: 18.315
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  • Girard, J., Edmunds, P. J. (2023) Simultaneous light intensity measurements from a HOBO light intensity logger and a cosine-corrected PAR sensor in Lameshur Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands in January of 2021. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2023-03-21. https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.892308.1
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  • publication: 2024-04-20
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  • Cite as: Edmunds, Peter J. (2024). Simultaneous light intensity measurements from a HOBO light intensity logger and a cosine-corrected PAR sensor in Lameshur Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands in January of 2021 (NCEI Accession 0291435). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291435. Accessed [date].
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  • Cite as: Edmunds, Peter J. (2024). Simultaneous light intensity measurements from a HOBO light intensity logger and a cosine-corrected PAR sensor in Lameshur Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands in January of 2021 (NCEI Accession 0291435). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0291435. Accessed [date].
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  • 2024-04-20T19:50:13Z - NCEI Accession 0291435 v1.1 was published.
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