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Location: Middle Bay Light
House
Latitude: 30° 26.243' N
Longitude: 88° 00.678' W |
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Meteorological Instrumentation
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Description |
Model # |
Manufacturer |
Instrument Height
(above approx. MLLW m)
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Wind Speed and Direction |
0510G-5A |
R.M. Young |
14.2 |
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Temperature and Relative
Humidity |
HMP45C |
Vaisala |
7.34 |
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Quantum Radiation |
LI-190SZ |
Li-Cor |
8.25 |
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Barometric Pressure |
PTB101B |
Vaisala |
6.38 |
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Precipitation |
TR-525I |
Texas Electronics |
8.86 |
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Sensor |
Sensor Type |
Range |
Accuracy |
Resolution |
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Wind Speed and Direction |
R.M. Young Wind Monitor
0510G-5A |
0-134 mph |
+/- 0.6 mph |
0.1 mph |
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Air Temperature and Relative
Humidity |
Campbell Sci. Temperature
and RH Probe HMP45C |
-40°C to +60°C
0% - 100% |
<+/- 0.2˚C from 0˚C
to 60˚C
+/-2% from 0 to 90%
+/-3%
from 90 to 100% |
0.1˚C
1% |
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Photosythetically Active
Radiation |
Li-Cor
Quantum Sensor
LI-190SB |
10,000
μmol s-1 m-2 |
+/- 5% |
1 µE/m2/s |
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Barometric Pressure |
Vaisala Barometer
PTB101B |
600 to
1060 mb |
+/- 0.5
mb at 20ºC |
0.01 mb |
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Precipitation |
Texas Electronics
Tipping Bucket Rain Guage
TR-525I |
Up to 2
in/hour |
1% at 1
in/hour or less |
0.01 in |
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Hydrographic Instrumentation
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EDS Multiprobe |
YSI 6600 |
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Sensor |
Sensor Type |
Range |
Accuracy |
Resolution |
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Temperature |
Thermistor |
-5 to 45° C |
+/- 0.15° C |
0.01° C |
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Dissolved Oxygen, %
saturation |
ROX Optical Dissolved Oxygen |
0 to 500% air saturation |
0-200% air saturation, +/- 1% of the reading or 1% air saturation, whichever is greater 200-500% air saturation, +/- 15% of reading |
0.1% air saturation |
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Dissolved Oxygen, mg/L |
ROX Optical Dissolved Oxygen |
0 to 50 mg/L |
0-20 mg/L, +/- 1% of the reading or 0.1 mg/L, whichever is greater 20-50 mg/L, +/- 15% of reading |
0.01 mg/L |
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Salinity |
Calculated from conductivity
and temperature |
0 to 70 ppt |
+/- 1.0% of reading or 0.1
ppt, whichever is greater |
0.01 ppt |
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Vented Level |
Stainless Steel Strain Guage |
0 to 30 ft |
0-10 ft
= +/- .01 ft
10-30 ft = +/- .06 ft |
0.001 ft |
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Turbidity |
Optical, 90° scatter, with
mechanical cleaning |
0 to 1000 NTU |
+/- 5% of reading or 2 NTU
(whichever is greater), relative to calibration
standards |
0.1 NTU |
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Conductivity |
4 electrode cell with
autoranging |
0 to 100 mS/cm |
+/- 0.5% of reading +0.001
mS/cm |
0.001 mS/cm to 0.1 mS/cm
(range dependent) |
