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The Massachusetts Bay Internal Wave Experiment, August 1998: Data Report

Instrument Types

SITE MOORING TYPE LATITUDE LONGITUDE WATER DEPLOYED MOORING NUMBER START STOP DATA SENSOR DEPTH DATA SAMPLING Notes
DEPTH LOGGER COLLECTED INTERVAL
Site A Surface 42 19.89N 70 23.48W 90 m USGS 5391SC 5-Aug-98 1-Sep-98 Seacat 10 m (80 mab) C,T 60 s
5392SC Seacat 20 m (70 mab) C,T 60 s
5393SC Seacat 30 m (60 mab) C,T 60 s
5394SC Seacat 40 m (50 mab) C,T 60 s
5395SC Seacat 50 m (40 mab) C,T 60 s
Site B Surface 42 17.297N  70 27.341W 85 m WHOI tpod4494 4-Aug-98 T-pod Surface T
tpod4491 T-pod 10 m (75 mab) T
tpod4483 T-pod 20 m (65 mab) T
tpod3662 T-pod 30 m (55 mab) T
Horizontal 42 17.51N 70 27.31W 85 m WHOI
42 17.50N 70 27.53W
Start Float@x=0 m Microcat 20 m (65 mab) C,P,T 15 s Failed
T Chain@x=20 m sbe0035,0052,0045,0048,0044 SBE (5) 20,25,30,35,40 m T every 5 m 15 s
Bottom T Chain@x=20 m tpod8093n XL200 45 m (40 mab) T,P 15 s
Current@x=25 m fsi1467 FSI 20 m (65 mab) Current,T,P,tilt 60 s
T Chain@x=50 m sbe0040,0007,0054,0046,0050 SBE (5) 20,25,30,35,40 m T every 5 m 15 s
Bottom T Chain@x=50 m tpod8094n XL200 45 m (40 mab) T,P 15 s
Current@x=80 m fsi1468 FSI 20 m (65 mab) Current,T,P,tilt 60 s
TC Chain@x=80 m mcat0683,0686,0685 Microcat (3) 25,30,35 m C,T every 5 m 15 s 40 m failed
Bottom TC Chain@x=80 m mcat0684 Microcat  45 m C,T,P 15 s
T Chain@x=110 m sbe0049,0051,0039,0101 SBE (4) 20,25,35,40 m T every 5 m 15 s 30 m failed
Bottom T Chain@x=110 m tpod8091n XL200 45 m (40 mab) T,P 15 s
Current@135 m fsi1469 FSI 20 m (65 mab) Current, T,P,tilt 60 s
T Chain@x=140 m sbe0041,0038,0047,0103,0102 SBE (5) 20,25,30,35,40 m T every 5 m 15 s
Bottom T Chain@x=140 m tpod8090n XL200 45 m (40 mab) T,P 15 s
End Float@x=160 m mcat0670 Microcat 20 m (65 mab) C,P,T 15 s
Subsurface 42 17.59N 70 27.526W 85 m WHOI VMCM0014 6-Aug-98 1-Sep-98 VMCM 50 m (45 mab) Current, T
WHOI wadar62 Wadar 50 m (35 mab)
WHOI tpod3699 T-pod 60 m (25 mab) T Failed
USGS 5383SC 7-Aug-98 1-Sep-98 Seacat 70 m (15 mab) ATTEN,C,T 60 s
WHOI VMCM0009 VMCM 75 m (10 mab) Current,T
WHOI FSI1428 ACM 80 m (5 mab) Current,T
WHOI tide0046s Tide 85 m (anchor) Pressure,T
Tripod 42 17.287N 70 27.450W 85 m USGS 5372WH 3-Aug-98 2-Sep-98 ADCP 81.7 m (Deepest bin 76.85 m) Current (2 m bins) 60 s
5371MIDAS 4-Aug-98 2-Sep-98 MIDAS 82.7 m (2.3 mab) Pressure 60 s
83.0 (2 mab) C 60 s
83.1 m (1.88 mab) T 60 s
83.2 m (1.83 mab) ATTEN 60 s
84 m (1.0 mab) Current (BASS) 60 s
84.6 m (.4 mab) Current (BASS) 60 s
Site C Surface 42 14.822N 70 33.184W 50 m USGS 5331MC 4-Aug-98 23-Aug-98 Microcat 10 m (40 mab) C,T 15 s
Subsurface 42 14.745N 70 33.205W 51 m USGS 5341MC 5-Aug-98 23-Aug-98 Microcat 21 m (30 mab) C,T 15 s
5342MC 5-Aug-98 23-Aug-98 Microcat 31 m (20 mab) C,T 15 s
5343SC 5-Aug-98 1-Sep-98 Seacat 41 m (10 mab) ATTEN,C,T 50 s
5344VM 5-Aug-98 1-Sep-98 VMCM 45 m (6 mab) Current,T 60 s
Tripod 42 14.820N 70 33.175W 50 m USGS 5352WH 4-Aug-98 1-Sep-98 ADCP 48 m (Deepest bin 44.59 m) Current (2 m bins) 60 s
5351MIDA 4-Aug-98 1-Sep-98 MIDAS 49 m (1.09 mab) Pressure 60 s
49.4 m (.64 mab) C 60 s
49.5 m (.54 mab) T 60 s
49.5 m (.54 mab) ATTEN 60 s
4-Aug-98 1-Sep-98 Camera 49.4 m (.61 mab) Photographs 1 hour
Site D Tripod 42 9.71N 70 38.4W 23 m USGS 5322WH 17-Jun-98 30-Sep-98 ADCP 21.1 m (Deepest bin 16.7 m) Current (2 m bins) 900s
5321SC Seacat 21.9 m (1.1 mab) C,T

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