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Mauritius Meteorogical Services

Sea Surface Temperature - St-Brandon

1. Name of Institution : Mauritius Meteorological Services

2. Type of Data : Physical Oceanography

3. Parameters Observed : Sea surface temperature

4. Location where data is collected : St. Brandon

5. Is the data collected in the lagoon or at open sea? Lagoon

6. Distance of observing site from the shore : 0 km

7. Data frequency : Daily

8. Equipment used : Bucket and thermometer

9. Beginning date of data set : October 2000 End date : In progress

10. No. of observations : About 380

11. Purpose for which data was collected : For local purposes

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 : 0.2ºC

15. Contact person : M. Beebeejaun