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: 67.6 degF (19.8 degC) 00h21m ago
Salinity: 28.9 psu 00h21m ago
148: MANERR Station #4 (Aransas Bay) (27° 58' 47" N, 97° 1' 43" W)
Water Temperature: 67.3 degF (19.6 degC) 00h21m ago
Salinity: 27.8 psu 00h21m ago
184: Little Bay Water Quality Monitoring (28° 2' 12" N, 97° 1' 57" W)
Water Temperature: 67.8 degF (19.9 degC) 00h21m ago
Salinity: 26.6 psu 00h21m ago
147: MANERR Station #3 (Copano West) (28° 5' 2" N, 97° 12' 3" W)
Water Temperature: 66.2 degF (19.0 degC) 00h21m ago
Salinity: 31.9 psu 00h21m ago
146: MANERR Station #2 (Copano East) (28° 7' 56" N, 97° 2' 4" W)
Air Temperature: 61.3 degF (16.3 degC) 00h21m ago
Water Temperature: 66.6 degF (19.2 degC) 01h51m ago
Wind Speed: 12.1 mph (5.400 m/s) 00h21m ago
Wind Gusts: 15.4 mph (6.900 m/s) 00h21m ago
Wind Direction: 15 degfromN 00h21m ago
Barometric Pressure: 29.97 in Hg (1014.8 millibars) 00h21m ago
Salinity: 30.7 psu 01h51m ago
145: MANERR Station #1 (Mesquite Bay) (28° 8' 18" N, 96° 49' 42" W)
Water Temperature: 64.9 degF (18.3 degC) 00h21m ago
Salinity: 23.5 psu 00h21m 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