National Oceanographic Data Centre

1. Name of Institution: Mauritius Oceanography Institute

2. Type Of Data (e.g: Physical, Biological, Chemical): Physical

3. Parameters Observed (e.g: Sea Level, Current, Salinity): Temperature, Salinity & Depth (CTD Measurement)

4. Location where data is collected (place or geographic co-ordinates or boundary co-ordinates): East of Rodrigues CIR (-29, 31 to - 30, 46) (-14, 51 to -11, 58) (-18, 57)

5. Is the data collected in the lagoon or at open seas? Open Seas

6. Distance of observing site from the shore: N. A

7. Data frequency (hourly, daily, etc…): Averaged to 60 seconds

8. Equipment used: CTD Metre

9. Beginning of data set: 09/07/01

10. End date of data set: 11/08/01

11. No of observations: N. A

12. Purpose for which data was collected: Scientific Cruise - CD 129 Charles Darwin CD 129

13 Format of data storage: ASCII

14. Access constraints (e.g: freely available, restricted, etc…): Free

15. Data Accuracy: Interval of 500m

16. Contact Person:

Mr. Rezah Badal
Position Project Officer
Postal Address M. O. I, 4th Floor, France Centre, Victoria Avenue, Quatre-Bornes
Phone Number 427 4428 - 31/34
Fax Number 427 4433
E-mail Address moi@intnet.mu

22. Mauritian Observer: Sharveen Persand