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The Farallon Islands, seven rocky islands comprising the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, are the breeding grounds for more than one-quarter of all California seabirds and home to populations of seals and sea lions. The largest seabird colony south of Alaska, this critical habitat provides protection for 12 different species, numbering more than 200,000 individuals. As a small part of their ongoing studies, Point Blue Conservation Science researchers stationed on Southeast Farallon take daily temperature and salinity samples and return the salinity samples to Scripps once a month for analysis. Because of their location 26 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge, where they catch the full force of winter storms and the strong summer northwesters, data collection can be interrupted from time to time. The sampling site at the boat landing on the southeast side of the island is steep and rocky, so measurements are representative of the oceanic waters around the islands. California Department of Parks and Recreation, Natural Resources Division, Award #C1670003 (2017-2022), Award# C22820005 (2023). Research Data Curation Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/rdcp) Contributors: The many biologists and research assistants from Point Blue Conservation Science that have collected data at the Farallones. The assistance of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge for managing the islands and allowing access for sampling. Carter, Melissa L.; Flick, Reinhard E.; Terrill, Eric; Beckhaus, Elena C.; Martin, Kayla; Fey, Connie L.; Walker, Patricia W.; Largier, John L.; McGowan, John A. (2022). Shore Stations Program, SE Farallon Island. In Shore Stations Program Data Archive: Current and Historical Coastal Ocean Temperature and Salinity Measurements from California Stations. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. https://doi.org/10.6075/J0FX798R Daily sea surface temperature and salinity measurements for Farallon Islands.
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dataset
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ark:/20775/bb3934759t
Language
English
Subject
Shore stations Ocean temperature Long term coastal ocean observations Conductivity Ocean salinity Manual shore stations Sea surface temperature Sea surface salinity Southeast Farallon Island (San Francisco County, Calif.)
Place
Southeast Farallon Island (San Francisco County, Calif.)
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