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Mauritius Meteorogical Services

Sea Surface Temperature - Open Sea (Blue-Bay)

1. Name of Institution : Mauritius Meteorological Services

2. Type of Data : Physical Oceanography

3. Parameters Observed : Waves

4. Location where data is collected : 20º 27'S 57º 42'E

5. Is the data collected in the lagoon or at open sea? Open sea ( Blue - Bay )

6. Distance of observing site from the shore : 1 km

7. Data frequency : Daily

8. Equipment used : Datawell Waverider Buoy

9. Beginning date of data set : June 1996 End date : April 2002 ( gaps caused by equipment maintenance)

10. No. of observations : About 1230

11. Purpose for which data was collected : Analysing and forecasting of open sea . Also model verification

12. Format of data storage : Excel format

13. Access constraints : Available for scientific purposes to all shareholders and on request to others

14. Data accuracy : 3cm

15. Contact person : M. Beebeejaun