Upper Ocean Mooring Data Repository - SESMOOR: Severe Environment Surface Mooring
Meteorological Sensors
Acronyms for
instruments are provided in a list.
The met sensors were placed on a bar on top of a single mast, 3 meters above the mean water mark. Exact sensor heights are unavailable for this buoy.
Sensor types for VAWR-161 and VAWR-707
| Parameter | Sensor Type |
|---|---|
| Air temperature | YSI model 44034 Thermistor |
| Relative humidity | Vaisala model 1518HM Humicap |
| Barometric pressure | ParoScientific model 215AW-20 Digiquartz |
| Wind speed | R.M.Young 5103 Wind Monitor on VAWR 161, R.M.Young 6101 anemometer and WHOI vane on 707 |
| Short-wave radiation | Eppley 8-48 Black and White Pyranometer |
| Long-wave radiation | Eppley PIR Pyrgeometer |
| Sea temperature | Thermometrics thermister |
Last updated: May 18, 2008