Apex/ISUS Float List
A brief description of the floats that have been deployed. Access real time data here.
| Float Designation | Dates Deployed | Where | Why? |
| 5145MtyBay | 9/17 to 9/21/2007 | Monterey Bay | A short test deployment of float 5145 to verify operation of ISUS. The float profiled twice each day for 5 days and was then recovered. |
| 5145Hawaii | 12/22/2007 to present | Hawaii Ocean Time series (HOT) | Planned four year deployment to assess long-term ISUS sensor performance. Low nitrate concentrations in surface waters near HOT will allow us to assess sensor drift over years. Float 5145 profiled once per day for the first 7 days and is now profiling every 5 days. |
| 5146SoOcean | 2/21/2008 to present | Southern Ocean on the CLIVAR I6S Line at 50 degrees S, which is southeast of Africa | Seasonal consumption of nitrate during spring/summer phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean tracks new primary production (NPP). Long-term measurements of nitrate will allow us to assess changes in NPP over interannual time scales. |
| TBD | planned deployment Spring 2008 | Ocean Station Papa | Seasonal consumption of nitrate during spring/summer phytoplankton blooms in the Subarctic North Pacific tracks new primary production (NPP). Long-term measurements of nitrate will allow us to assess changes in NPP over interannual time scales. |