The Sentinel Island, Virgin Basin, and Overton Arm Basin sites also are equipped with the following meteorological instruments:
The CR10X that controls the profiling system and logs water-quality data also controls the meteorological instruments. Meteorological parameters are measured by the system every 1 minute and are averaged every hour. The data are downloaded to the USGS base station every 24 hours (along with water-quality data). |
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