National Oceanographic Data Centre

Physical - Concentration of suspended particulate matter, salinity, temperature

1. Name of Institution : Shoals Rodrigues

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

3. Parameters Observed ( e.g: Sea Level, Current, Salinity ) : Concentration of suspended particulate matter, salinity, temperature

4. Location where data is collected ( place or geographic co-ordinate or boundary co-ordinates ) : Pointe Monier, Baie du Nord, Baie Topaze

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

6. Distance of observing site from the shore : 0 - c.3km

7. Data frequency ( hourly, daily, etc.) : Various

8. Equipment used :Wetlabs C-star 25cm path length transmissometer, Valeport 600 Mk II CTD

9. Beginning date of data set : July 2001 End date : June 2002

10. No of observations : Varies with site

11. Purpose for which data was collected : Lagoon Sedimentation project in conjunction with Plymouth Marine Laboratory and European Development Fund Anti-Erosion Programme

12. Format of data storage : Microsoft Excel Files

13. Access constraints ( e.g: freely available etc ) :Not available prior to inclusion of data in reports/papers by Shoals Rodrigues and outside agencies involved in the project, freely available when these documents are in the public domain

14. Data accuracy : spm in mg/l to 2d.p

15. Contact person :

Ms Tara Lynch
Field Centre Manager
Marine Research, Training and Education Centre Pointe Monier, Rodrigues
Phone : 831 1225 Fax : 831 0287
e-mail address :shoals.rod@intent.mu