Mission Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve

The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve's System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP)is a multiplatform research project located in the Copano Bay area. The purposes of the SWMP stations are to gain information on climactic and hydrological patterns in the Mission-Aransas Estuary.

149: MANERR Station #5 (Port Aransas)  (27° 50' 17" N, 97°  3'  1" W)
Water Temperature: 80.8 degF (27.1 degC)  00h35m ago
Salinity: 33.4 psu  00h35m ago 148: MANERR Station #4 (Aransas Bay)  (27° 58' 47" N, 97°  1' 43" W)
Salinity: ‑665.7 psu  01h05m ago 184: Little Bay Water Quality Monitoring  (28°  2' 12" N, 97°  1' 57" W) 147: MANERR Station #3 (Copano West)  (28°  5'  2" N, 97° 12'  3" W)
Water Temperature: 82.2 degF (27.9 degC)  00h35m ago
Salinity: 24.2 psu  00h35m ago 146: MANERR Station #2 (Copano East)  (28°  7' 56" N, 97°  2'  4" W)
Air Temperature: 77.7 degF (25.4 degC)  01h05m ago
Water Temperature: 79.0 degF (26.1 degC)  00h35m ago
Wind Speed: 8.5 mph (3.800 m/s)  01h05m ago
Wind Gusts: 10.5 mph (4.700 m/s)  01h05m ago
Wind Direction: 156 degfromN  01h05m ago
Barometric Pressure: 29.95 in Hg (1014.1 millibars)  01h05m ago
Salinity: 26.0 psu  00h35m ago 145: MANERR Station #1 (Mesquite Bay)  (28°  8' 18" N, 96° 49' 42" W)
Water Temperature: 80.4 degF (26.9 degC)  00h35m ago
Salinity: 19.6 psu  00h35m ago

Under the water, the stations are measuring:

• Water temperature
• pH
• Salinity
• Dissolved oxygen
• Turbidity
• Water level

In the air, the stations are measuring:

• Air temperature
• Wind direction and speed
• Barometric pressure
• Relative humidity

Scientists also take nutrient samples from this spot on a monthly basis for:

• Ammonium
• Nitrate
• Nitrite
• Ortho-phosphate
• Chlorophyll A

View data from our SWMP stations at: http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu and http://lighthouse.tamucc.edu

The goal of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve is to work with partners to enhance coastal decision making through research, education, and stewardship.

We're on the web at: http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/manerr