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Central Eastern Western Report Legend

Thursday, 1/15/2009 Status by Ocean Data Groups   Data Reporting and Data Quality Comments Init
  Ocean Daily Evaluation Met Sta Conditions Currents   New
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Date		 Summary of Current Issues/Actions Effective
Date		 Verified on their Web Site
Exp Station Pgm THU Web
Status		 OT SAL O2% O2d CHL TRB PH DCP CM   Issue - Reason for Change
East 48                                    
  44035 GOM -- Release       - - - - - - -       No (Spordic) data reports 11/05/08 Y MW
  44034 GOM   Release       - - - - - m -              
  44033 GOM -- Release       - - - - - m -   *   No data reports 01/14/09   MH
  44032 GOM   Release       - - - - - m -              
  44021 GOM -- NR       - - - - - m -       No data reports - buoy recovered 05/17/08 Y JCW
  44031 GOM i Release       - - - - - - -       Data intermittent 12/17/08 Y MW
  44030 GOM   Release       - - - - - m -   *   Data restored 01/14/09   MH
  44029 GOM -- Release       - - - - - m -       Data sporadic 12/29/08   DC
  44037 GOM -- Release       - - - - - m -       Data sporadic 12/27/08   DC
  44038 GOM -- Release       - - - - - m -       No data reports 11/17/08 Y RB1
  44024 GOM   Release       - - - - - m -              
  44044 CBL -- NR               - - -       Retrieved for the winter 12/07/07    
  44043 CBO -- Release       -       - - -       No data reports 01/02/09   MH
  44042 CBO   Release       -       - - -              
  44052 CBO           - -     - - -       Planned Ocean Station      
  44041 CBO   Release       -       - - -              
  44053 CBO           - -     - - -       Planned Ocean Station      
  41037 CRM   Release       - - - - - - -              
  41038 CRM   Release       - - - - - m -       Current data missing 05/28/08   DC
  41039 CRM                               Planned Ocean Station - Not Found on Web      
  OCPN7 CRM   Release   D - - - - - - i -       ADCP Data intermittent (A flags)
Ocean temp failed
Release FM64 data except for TP001 and SP001		 01/10/09
01/04/09

04/14/08
DC
JCW

JCW
  41024 CAR -- Release       - - - - -   -   *   No data reports 01/14/09   MH
  41027 CAR                               Planned Ocean Station. FM64 not released      
  41029 CAR -- Release       - - - - -   -   *   No data reports 01/14/09   MH
  41030 CAR -- NR   D m - - - - -   -       Station Disestablished 05/05/08 Y JCW
  41033 CAR -- Release       - - - - -   -       Data Sporadic 12/29/08   DC
  WEQM1 NEQ -- Release No         -     - -       No data reports 12/11/08   JCW
  GBQN3 NEQ -- Release No         - D   - -       No data reports
ZTURB failed - negative		 11/27/08
11/09/08		   MH
DC
  WAQM3 NEQ     No         -     - -       Planned WQ Station      
  NAQR1 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  ANRN6 NEQ -- Release No         -     - -       No data reports
FM64 not released. Fresh water station		 12/03/08
10/29/07		   MW
  HUQN6 NEQ -- Release No         -     - -       No data reports
FM64 not released. Fresh water station		 11/23/08
   JCW
  JCQN4 NEQ   Release No   m D D - m D - -       SAL/TRB data missing
O2 data too low
pH data too high		 01/10/09
01/08/09
01/08/09		 Y
Y
Y		 KL
KL
KL
  JCTN4 NEQ -- Release No         -     - -       No Data Reports 01/12/09   DC
  DEQD1 NEQ -- Release No         -     - -       No data reports
May be reading air data at low tide		 12/09/08
07/20/08		   JCW
KL
  SCLD1 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  LTQM2 NEQ -- Release No   D     -     - -       No data reports
SAL data too high		 12/21/08
10/20/08		   JCW
KL
  BRIM2 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  CVQV2 NEQ   Release No     DE DE -     - -       Oxygen data failed;too high 12/25/08   KL
  GDWV2 NEQ i Release No         -     - -       Data reports returned intermittent 12/25/08   KL
  NOQN7 NEQ   Release No         - D m - -       pH data missing
TURB data failed; constant value		 12/25/08
12/25/08		   KL
KL
  NIQS1 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  ACQS1 NEQ   Release No         -   D - -       pH data failed;drifting high 12/13/08   KL
  SAQG1 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  GTQF1 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  JOQP4 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  LPRP4 ICO   Release       - - - - - - -              
  SRBV3 ICO -- Release       - - - - - - -       Data sporadic 12/17/08   MW
West 21                                    
  46233 SCC -- NR       - - - - - i -       Buoy recovered
DCP data intermittent		 12/14/07
11/26/07		 Y
Y		 MH
KL
  MLSC1 CIC   Release     D - - - - - - -       SAL data too low 10/04/08 Y KL
  TIBC1 CIC -- Release       - - - - - - -       No data reports 01/10/09   KL
  NLEC1 CIC -- Release No               - -       No data reports 01/04/09 Y JCW
  DMBC1 CIC   Release No               - -              
  CPXC1 CIC   Release       -   -   - - -              
  ERKC1 CIC -- Release No             - - -   *   Data sporadic 01/14/09   MH
  TDPC1 CIC -- Release No             - - -       Data sporadic 01/08/09   KL
  46095 UCD                               Planned Ocean Station - Not Found on Web      
  46094 ORC -- Release       - - - - - - -       No data reports 11/03/08   KL
  KNOH1 UHI   Release     - - - - - - - -              
  51WH0 WHO   Release       - - - - - - -              
  32ST0 WHO   Release       - - - - - - -              
  41NT0 WHO   Release       - - - - - - -              
  TIQC1 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  ELQC1 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  SCQC1 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  SOQO3 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  CWQO3 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  PBLW1 NEQ -- Release No         -     - -       No data reports  01/04/09   JCW
  KCHA2 NEQ -- Release No         - D D - -       No data reports
freezing?
pH data too low
TURB data failed - sensor stuck		 01/02/09

10/20/08
10/08/08		 na


Y		 JCW

KL
MH
Central 20                                    
  SHPF1 COM   Release     D - - - - - - -       ZSAL failed, erratic drops 12/01/08   DC
  HSSF1 COM           - - - - - - -       Planned Ocean Station      
  ARPF1 COM   Release     D - - - - - - -       SAL data failed; value -99 08/17/08   KL
  PTRF1 COM   Release     D - - - - - - -       SAL data failed; -99 value 12/01/08   DC
  ANCF1 COM           - - - - - - -       Planned Ocean Station      
  FHPF1 COM -- Release       - - - - - - -       No data reports 09/03/08   KL
  CAMF1 COM   Release     D - - - -   - -       SAL data failed; too low 11/03/08   KL
  MTBF1 COM -- Release       m     m m           No data reports
O2, TURB, PH data missing		 08/25/08
8/15/2008		   MW
MH
  FRKF1 COM     No - - - - -     - -       Planned Ocean Station - Not Found on Web      
  EGKF1 COM   Release       - - - - - - -              
  BGCF1 COM X NR   D D - - - - - - -       Data erratic 09/30/08   KL
  NFBF1 COM   Release       - - - - - - -              
  42014 COM           - - - - - - -       Planned Ocean Station      
  42013 COM   Release       - - - - -   -              
  42022 COM           - - - - -   -       Planned Ocean Station      
  42021 COM X Release   D D - - - - - D -       ZTMP/ZSAL failed
ADCP data erratic		 12/03/08
12/3/2008		   MW
KL
  42024 COM   Release No     - - - - -   -              
  MHPA1 DSL   Release           - - - - -              
  MBLA1 DSL i Release           - - - - -       Data intermittent 01/11/09   DC
  DPHA1 DSL   Release No         - - - - -              
  FGBL1 MAR i Release       - - - - - -         Data intermittent 12/21/08   JCW
  42043 TAB -- Release     - - - - - - -         No Data Reports 01/10/09   DC
  42044 TAB -- Release No D - - - - - - -         No data reports
WTMP returned, still too low to release		 11/23/08
10/26/08
JCW
DC
  42045 TAB -- Release     - - - - - - -         No Data Reports 01/10/09   DC
  42046 TAB -- Release     - - - - - - -         No Data Reports 01/10/09   DC
  42048 TAB -- Release No   - - - - - - -         No Data Reports 12/29/08   DC
  42049 TAB -- Release No   - - - - - - -         No data reports 11/21/08   MW
  42050 TAB i Release     - - - - - - -     *   Data intermittent 01/14/09   MH
  42051 TAB i Release     - - - - - - -     *   Data intermittent 01/14/09   MH
  RKQF1 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  APQF1 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  WKQA1 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  GDQM6 NEQ -- Release No         -     - -       No Data Reports 12/27/08   DC
  MAQT2 NEQ   Release No         -     - -              
  OWQO1 NEQ -- Release No         -     - -       No Data Reports
FM64 not released - Fresh water station		 12/01/08
11/21/08		   DC
MW
Total 89 Stations Listed                   43 Stations Released with Usable Ocean Data    
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
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