Dataset: Little Cayman Vertical Temp Data

These data were collected from Little Cayman Island at three specific sites: Randy’s Gazebo (19.683783, -80.082967), Marylin’s Cut (19.684733, -80.079067), and Mixing Bowl (19.684920, -80.078000). Each site features a near-vertical wall that begins at approximately 10 m and extends to depths exceeding 1,000 m.

At each site, a single transect was secured to the substrate at the shallowest point of the vertical wall and extended downward to a maximum depth of 50 m. Seawater temperature was recorded throughout each dive using HOBO ProV temperature loggers attached to the backs of two divers. Depth-specific temperature readings were determined by correlating logger timestamps with depth data from each diver’s handheld computer (Shearwater Petrel). All dives were conducted using closed-circuit rebreathers (Hollis Prism 2).