Instrumentation

The density of the Caro-COOPS mooring array has varied over the past two years. Currently, there are four moorings ranging from 10 meter depth to mid-shelf at 30 meter depth, and there are three coastal water level/meterological stations. Types of instrumentation and approximate locations include the following:

• Four offshore moorings instrumented for surface wave field,
  current speed and direction at multiple levels, temperature,
  salinity, pressure, and fluorescence/chlorophyll, as well as air
  temperature, wind speed and gusts, air pressure, and solar radiation
• Three shore-based water level/meteorological stations, which are
  integrated into the NOS CO-OPS National Water Level Observatory
  Network (NWLON)

An example of how a mooring is set up