WHOI-KAUST Red Sea mooring
| Tower System |
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| Surface Buoy |
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| Related Information |
| Mooring diagram |
| Mooring Deployment Cruise Report |
| External Links |
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ASIMet web site SBE 37-SI at SBE SBE-37-IM at SBE SBE-39-IM at SBE |
Instrumentation
Please click on the instrument name in the table below for more information, sensor specifications, and photos of the instruments in use on the KAUST mooring and tower systems.
| ASIMet | ||
| Instrument | Parameters | Location |
| BPR Module | Barometric Pressure (db) | Buoy, tower |
| HRH Module | Air Temperature (° C),Relative Humidity (%) | Buoy, tower |
| LWR Module | Longwave Radiation(w/m2) | Buoy, tower |
| SWR Module | Shortwave Radiation (w/m2) | Buoy, tower |
| SWND Module | Wind Speed (m/s),Wind Direction (° towards) | Buoy, tower |
| PRC Module | Precipitation Level (mm) | Buoy, tower |
| SBE-37 | Sea Surface Temperature (° C), Conductivity (S/m) | Buoy |
Other Instrumentation | ||
| Instrument | Parameters | Location |
| SBE-37-IM | Sea Water Temperature (° C), Conductivity (S/m) | Buoy, 10m and 15m |
| SBE-39-IM | Sea Water Temperature (° C) | Buoy, 8m and 30m |
| WAMDAS | Wave height (m), wave direction (°), Wave period (sec) | Buoy |
Telemetry
Surface and near-surface data is received in near-real time using Iridium modems running Short Burst Data messaging. Please see our UOP Technotes, Buoy Telemetry and Inductive Telemetry for UOP Ocean Reference Station Moorings for more information about our Iridium telelmetry systems.