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Monterey Bay Mooring Locations
Figure 1. View of MBARI moorings, subsurface moorings, and telemetry.
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| Mooring Name | Decimal Latitude | Decimal Longitude |
| M0 | 36.83 | -121.90 |
| M1 | 36.75 | -122.03 |
| M2 | 36.70 | -122.39 |
| M3* | 36.57 | -122.96 |
| M4* | 36.19 | -122.45 |
| S2 | 36.66 | -122.37 |
| S3 | 36.50 | -122.93 |
 | Figure 2. A view of the instrumented mooring M1 (~340k). | ||
| Surface Mooring Configuration | |||
Device |
Properties Measured | Platforms |
Sensor Locations |
| Current Profiler (300,150, 75 khz ADCP) | Acoustic backscatter broadband, narrowband, long-ranger |
M0,M1, M2, M3* |
Near surface |
| CTD w/Fluorometer Transmissometer ECOFLNTUS (M0) |
Salinity,
temperature, chlorophyll fluorescence, optical clarity |
M0,M1, M2, M3* |
Near surface |
| MicroCat Thermistor String | Temperature,
Conductivity (10 depths ) |
M0,M1, M2, M3* |
10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300m |
| MetSys | Relative air humidity, air temperature, wind speed and direction | M1, M2, M3* | Air |
| GPS | Latitude, longitude |
M0,M1, M2, M3*, Drifters |
Air |
| CO2 Analyzer (LI 6252) | Carbon dioxide |
M0,M1, M2, M3* |
Air, near surface |
| Spectroradiometers OCR-100 HyperOCR Ed/Lu (M0) |
Upwelling radiance |
M0,M1, M2, M3* |
Near surface |
| Spectroradometer | Downwelling irradiance, upwelling radiance, PAR | M1, M2 |
Air, 10 m, 20 m |
| Nitrate OsmoAnalyzer Nitrate (Satlantic-ISUS) (M0) |
Nitrate, temperature, salinity |
M0, M1, M3*, Drifters |
Near surface |
| Battery, temperature, pressure | Voltage, temperature, pressure | M1, M2, M3*, Drifters |
Inside OASIS |
| OASIS | Data acquisition, telemetry | M1, M2, M3*, Drifters |
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| Packet Radio | Telemetry | M1, M2, M3*, Drifters |
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| Oxygen Sensor | Oxygen, conductivity, temperature | Drifters |
Near surface |
| Light Scattering Sensor (LSS) | Optical backscatter | Drifters |
Near surface |
| Fluorometer | Chlorophyll fluorescence | Drifters |
Near surface |
| Simrad EK60 Echo Sounder | Echo Sounder | M0 | 5m |
*M3 deployment 1999-2000
Last Updated: 07 June, 2002
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