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Moored and bottom mounted instrumentation (ADCP, CTD, thermistors, wave-tide meters) sampled year-round on the reef of Moorea Island, French Polynesia at site FOR04. Sampling began in 2005. All data have been interpolated onto a 20 min grid. ADCP data are orgainized into 1-meter bins, measured as height from the bottom, to a maximum of 20 bins. All bins may not be filled, and although post processing attempted to exclude data from bins 'above the surface', users need to exercise caution with the near surface bins. CTD parameters include Pressure, Temperature, Conductivity, Salinity and Density. The two moored CTD packages are located approximately 5 and 14 meters above the bottom, and there are up to 5 additional temperature thermistors spaced vertically along the mooring line. Note that the upper CTD and temperature thermistor data was terminated in January 2020. Bottom CTD was terminated July 2021. There are 2 bottom mounted thermistors in the vicinity of the mooring at 10 and 20 meter depth. A bottom mounted wave-tide meter provides a measure of significant wave height and dominant wave period at a 2 hour sampling interval. Tide related data may be calculated from bottom-mounted pressure sensor data.

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. OCE 16-37396 (and earlier awards) as well as a generous gift from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Research was completed under permits issued by the French Polynesian Government (Délégation à la Recherche) and the Haut-commissariat de la République en Polynésie Francaise (DTRT) (Protocole d'Accueil 2005-2022). This work represents a contribution of the Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) LTER Site.