National Oceanographic Data Centre

Physical - Currents

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 ) : Currents

4. Location where data is collected ( place or geographic co-ordinate or boundary co-ordinates ) : Throughout the lagoon

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

6. Distance of observing site from the shore : 0 - c. 7 km

7. Data frequency ( hourly, daily, etc.) : Single snapshot for ebb and flood

8. Equipment used : Drogue buoys

9. Beginning date of data set : End date :

10. No of observations :

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 :

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