Aerial view of the barrier reef enclosing the lagoon nearby l'Hermitage
Coast line
Buoy in the lagoon
Instrumental setup in reef flat
Instrumental set up for the marine station
| Organization operating the facility | OSU-Réunion: ENTROPIE and UMS 3365 |
| Geographic coordinates of the facility | 21°06’ S ; 55°14’ E, 1.5 m deep (reef flat) ; 17 m deep (reef slope) |
| Location of facility | plage de L'Ermitage, Boulevard Leconte de Lisle, St Gilles les Bains, 97434 SAINT PAUL, La Réunion, France |
| Equipment | Measurements |
| Sondes in the lagoon | Sampling and measurement of seawater physico-chemical parameters (including high frequency in situ measurement of salinity and pH, and discrete measurement of alkalinity and nutrients) and currents (ADCP) – Used for the calculation of C and CaCO3 budgets. |
Instrumental set up for the coast station
| Organization operating the facility | OSU-Réunion: Espace-Dev and UMS 3365 | |
| Geographic coordinates of the facility | Lat: 21° 03’, Long 55° 13’, Altitude: +3 m -2 m | |
| Location of facility | plage de L'Ermitage, Boulevard Leconte de Lisle, St Gilles les Bains, 97434 SAINT PAUL, La Réunion, France | |
| Equipment | Measurements | Network |
| GPS Differentiel | beach profile, pond level and bathymetry | DYNALIT |
Instrumental set up for the coastal aquifers station
| Organization operating the facility | OSU-Réunion: LGSR and UMS 3365 |
| Geographic coordinates of the facility | |
| Location of facility | plage de L'Ermitage, Boulevard Leconte de Lisle, St Gilles les Bains, 97434 SAINT PAUL, La Réunion, France |
| Equipment | Measurements |
| Sondes in the coastal aquifer | Pressure, salinity |