CICEET
Great Bay Real-Time Environmental Monitoring Network
Great Bay Monitoring Buoy
The Great Bay sonde is deployed from a buoy in mid Great Bay. In addition to the YSI 6600 sonde that measures depth, dissolved oxygen, oxygen saturation, pH, conductivity, salinity, temperature, and turbidity, a YSI 9600 in-situ nitrate autoanalyzer is deployed from the buoy.
The buoy derives power from an array of 3 solar panels that recharge a set of batteries. An onboard data acquisition system controls and operates the sensors to conduct measurements. A 900 mhz spread spectrum telemetry system transmits the environmental data to the base station at Jackson Estuarine Laboratory.
The Great Bay sonde is deployed from a buoy in mid Great Bay. In addition to the YSI 6600 sonde that measures depth, dissolved oxygen, oxygen saturation, pH, conductivity, salinity, temperature, and turbidity, a YSI 9600 in-situ nitrate autoanalyzer is deployed from the buoy.
The buoy derives power from an array of 3 solar panels that recharge a set of batteries. An onboard data acquisition system controls and operates the sensors to conduct measurements. A 900 mhz spread spectrum telemetry system transmits the environmental data to the base station at Jackson Estuarine Laboratory.
Site and System
Specifications
Specifications
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Coordinates
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Latitude
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43° 04' 20" N
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Longitude
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70° 52' 10" W
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Water depth (MLW)
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4.0 meters
(13.12 feet) |
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Tidal range
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2.7 meters
(8.86 feet) |
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Maximum tidal velocity
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0.5 m/s
(1.64 ft/s) |
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Bottom type
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Mud and rock
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Telemetry system
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Spread Spectrum radio
(900 MHz) |
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