Location: Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Latitude: 30° 15.057 N
Longitude: 88° 04.670 W |
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Station Layout << |
Meteorological Instrumentation
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Description |
Model # |
Manufacturer |
Instrument Height
(above MLLW m)
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Wind Speed and Direction |
05103-L |
R.M. Young |
9.68 |
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Temperature |
107-L |
Campbell Sci. |
5.32 |
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Quantum Radiation |
LI-190SB |
Li-Cor |
4.67 |
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Pyronometer |
LI-200X |
Li-Cor |
4.67 |
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Barometric Pressure |
PTB101B |
Vaisala |
3.34 |
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Precipitation |
TR-525I |
Texas Electronics |
4.55 |
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Sensor |
Sensor Type |
Range |
Accuracy |
Resolution |
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Wind Speed and Direction |
R.M.
Young
Wind
Monitor
05103-L |
0-134
mph |
+/- 0.6
mph |
0.1 mph |
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Air Temperature |
Campbell Sci.
Temperature Probe
107-L |
-35˚C to
+50˚C |
<+/-
0.2˚C from 0˚C to 60˚C |
0.1˚C |
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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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Total Solar Radiation |
Li-Cor
Pyronometer
LI-200X |
0 to
3000 W/m2 |
Max
+/-5%, +/-3% typical in natural daylight |
0.01 kW
m-2 |
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Barometric Pressure |
Vaisala
Barometer
PTB101B |
600 to
1060 mb2 |
+/- 0.5
mb at 20ºC |
0.01 mb |
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Precipitation |
Texas
Electronics
Tipping
Bucket Rain Guage
TR-525 |
Up to 2
in/hour |
1.0% 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 |
.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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Chlorophyll |
Optical, fluorescence, with
mechanical cleaning |
0 to 400µg/L Chl; 0-100
Percent Full Scale (% FS) Fluorescence Units |
No specification provided |
0.1 µg/L Chl; 0.1% FS |
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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) |
