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: 69.4 degF (20.8 degC) 00h28m ago
Salinity: 29.1 psu 00h28m ago
148: MANERR Station #4 (Aransas Bay) (27° 58' 47" N, 97° 1' 43" W)
Water Temperature: 68.0 degF (20.0 degC) 00h28m ago
Salinity: 27.8 psu 00h28m ago
184: Little Bay Water Quality Monitoring (28° 2' 12" N, 97° 1' 57" W)
Water Temperature: 68.4 degF (20.2 degC) 00h28m ago
Salinity: 25.0 psu 00h28m ago
147: MANERR Station #3 (Copano West) (28° 5' 2" N, 97° 12' 3" W)
Water Temperature: 66.9 degF (19.4 degC) 00h28m ago
Salinity: 31.7 psu 00h28m ago
146: MANERR Station #2 (Copano East) (28° 7' 56" N, 97° 2' 4" W)
Air Temperature: 63.0 degF (17.2 degC) 00h28m ago
Water Temperature: 67.5 degF (19.7 degC) 00h58m ago
Wind Speed: 17.4 mph (7.800 m/s) 00h28m ago
Wind Gusts: 21.3 mph (9.500 m/s) 00h28m ago
Wind Direction: 298 degfromN 00h28m ago
Barometric Pressure: 29.93 in Hg (1013.7 millibars) 00h28m ago
Salinity: 28.3 psu 00h58m ago
145: MANERR Station #1 (Mesquite Bay) (28° 8' 18" N, 96° 49' 42" W)
Water Temperature: 66.6 degF (19.2 degC) 00h28m ago
Salinity: 21.8 psu 00h28m ago
Under the water, the stations are measuring:
In the air, the stations are measuring:
Scientists also take nutrient samples from this spot on a monthly basis for:
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
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