Observatoire CRIOBE - Wiki | Christmas (Kiribati)

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Memorandum of Understanding available here : MOU_Kiribat.pdf

Localisation
The transects and the thermometer are at -10 meters depth on the outer slope.
01°57.398'N/157°29.368'W (convert in DM/DMS)
The wave probe is at -26m.
01°57.418'N/157°29.459'W (convert in DM/DMS)

Program
The Polynesia Mana since 2010

The analysis of the coral cover is done using three methods:
Photo-quadrat coral transect
Coral survey by "manta tow"
Underwater seascape photography
Photogrammetry
You can access to and to the photo quadrats

Year	Rugosity parallel	Rugosity perpendicular	Height SD parallel	Height SD perpendicular
2023	1.6326 (sd 0.1052)	1.6169(sd 0.2126)	0.3766	0.1491

The fish are estimated using ichtyological assessment.
Here are the data

The measures of the waves are done using the SBE 26 Seagauge wave and tide recorder.
Here are the data

The temperature is recorded using the SBE 26 Seagauge wave and tide recorder (see the previous link to access the data) and also using the SBE 56 Thermometer.
Here are the thermometer data

Quadrat n°10 on the outer slope of Christmas Island, in 2014/CRIOBE

3D reconstruction of the site (2023)/CRIOBE

Historique Christmas
Raw information about device management. Printed dates are approximative (matching the dates of modification in the software and not on the field).

Date	Departure	Arrival	Instrument
2014-06-19 05:13:13	CRIOBE > Moorea	CRIOBE > Christmas	SBE26 houlographe 1379
2014-08-15 01:54:50	CRIOBE > Christmas	CRIOBE > Moorea	SBE26 houlographe 1219
2016-05-18 01:17:11	CRIOBE > Moorea > CRIOBE	CRIOBE > Christmas	SBE26 houlographe 1219
2016-06-21 03:47:55	CRIOBE > Christmas	DHL Express	SBE26 houlographe 1379
2018-06-25 10:01:10	CRIOBE > Moorea > CRIOBE (33)	CRIOBE > Christmas (15)	SBE26 houlographe 1304
2018-06-27 01:33:26	CRIOBE > Christmas (15)	CRIOBE > Moorea > CRIOBE (33)	SBE26 houlographe 1219