Ft. Jefferson Site Notes

The site is located at Ft Jefferson (JEFF) on the island of Garden Key within the Dry Tortugas National Park (24° 37.596' N, 82° 52.393' W), 70 miles northwest of the City of Key West, Monroe County. Offshore sea surface current speed and direction radial data is provided hourly via a dedicated satellite modem to a central processing station located at the University of South Florida/College of Marine Science in St. Petersburg, FL, where the data is processed, and web served. Site equipment funding provided was via a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine (NASEM) Gulf Research Program (GRP) competitively awarded grant with site installation and operation and maintenance through a collaborative effort between the University of South Florida's/College of Marine Science's COMPS program and the National Park Service. Local project support provided by the FIO Keys Marine Laboratory, and CODAR Ocean Sensors. This site became operational on 03/05/2024 with data flow to CORDC commencing on 03/07/2024.