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TAO/NOPP mooring instrumentation and telemetry | ||||
| SURFACE INSTRUMENTATION | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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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