WATER QUALITY INSTRUMENTS
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| SCOOP maintains an instrument package at a fixed position under the Santa Cruz Wharf, approximately 150m from shore. The instrument package is comprised of the following: |
Water Quality Instrument Package |
YSI: model 6600V2
EcoNet data management
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| Conductivity/Temperature |
| YSI: model 6560 |
| Turbidity |
| YSI: model 6136 |
| Chlorophyll |
| YSI: model 6025 |
| Optical Dissolved Oxygen |
| YSI: model 6150 |
| pH |
| YSI: model 6579 |
| p(CO2) |
| Read about the instrument here |
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WEATHER INSTRUMENTS
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| SCOOP maintains a weather station mounted 40m above sea level. The station consists of a single instrument that records a suite of atmospheric measurements. |
Weather Station |
| WeatherHawk: model 511 |
| Atmospheric Parameters Measured: |
| Wind Speed |
| Wind Direction |
| Air Temperature |
| Relative Humidity |
| Barometric Pressure |
| Solar Radiation |
| Rainfall |
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CAL-PReEMPT Nutrient Data
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| The California Program for Regional Enhanced Monitoring for Phycotoxins maintains a sampling program at the Santa Cruz Wharf. Weekly samples are collected and analyzed for nutrient content, phytoplankton community composition, toxins, and bacteria. |
Nutrient Analysis: Lachat: model QuickChem FIA +8000 series |
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