TAO/NOPP mooring instrumentation and telemetry | |||||
SURFACE INSTRUMENTATION | ||
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Variable | Instrument | Sampling |
Winds | RM Young | 2 min @ 2 Hz every 10 min |
Winds | (duplicate) | 2 min @ 2 Hz every 10 min |
Air Temp/RH | Rotronic | 2 min @ 2 Hz every 10 min |
Air Temp/RH | RM Young | 2 min @ 2 Hz every 10 min |
SST | YSI Thermistor | 2 min @ 2 Hz every 10 min |
Surface Cond | Seabird | 2 min @ 2 Hz every 10 min |
Radiation | Eppley (SW/LW) | 2 min @ 1 Hz continuous |
Rain | RM Young Siphon | 1 min samples continuous |
Rain | (duplicate) | 1 min samples continuous |
Barometric Pressure | Paroscientific | 2 min @ 2 Hz every hour |
SUBSURFACE INSTRUMENTATION | ||
Variable | Instrument | Sampling |
Temperature (17 depths, 2-400 m) |
YSI | 1 sample every 10 min |
Conductivity (9 depths, 2-140 m) |
Seabird | 1 sample every 10 min |
Pressure (225 m, 300 m, 400 m) |
Payne | 1 sample every 10 min |
Velocity (5 depths, 10-140 m) |
SonTek Argonaut | TBD |
SATELLITE TELEMETRY (GOES) | ||
Three hour averages, plus spot samples for surface meteorology (For air pressure, 3 hourly spot samples only) |
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