Gulf of Maine Moored Buoy Program - Recent Updates

Fall Turnaround:  The fall turnaround was completed during 15 Sep - 2 Oct 2009.  
Buoys A01, B01, E01, F01, I01, M01 and N01 were recovered and redeployed with new buoys and instrumentation. 

Summary of Array Status:



  

    Mooring       
    Deployment  
    Date                     
    Buffer	
    Data Type  
    Depth  
    Comments  
    Site History
  

  

    A01
    A0123
    2009-09-23 16:25
    ALL
    ALL
     
    redeployed by R/V Argo Maine
    A0123
  

  

    A01
    A0123
    2009-09-23 17:00
     
    diagnostics	battery
    0
    Battery voltage reading 
over 15.5 volts 
during periods of high sunlight.
     
    

   
   
  

    B01
    B0119
    2009-09-24 00:25
    ALL
    ALL
     
    redeployed by R/V Argo Maine
    B0119
  

 
 
 
  

    D02
    D0203
    2009-03-25 12:05
    ALL
    ALL
     
    redeployed by R/V Delaware II
    D0203
  

  

    D02
    D0203
    2009-04-30 19:00
     
    optics_s chlorophyll, 
turbidity	
    2
    Chlorophyll and turbidity readings 
from FLNTUS failed.
     
  

  

    D02
    D0203
    2009-07-28 21:00
     
    salinity, sigma_t, 
conductivity
    2
    Conductivity sensor flagged as 
invalid (too low).
     
  

 
 
  

    E01
    E0125
    2009-09-16 00:11
    ALL
    ALL
     
    Redeployed by R/V Argo Maine.
    E0125
  

  
  
  

    F01
    F0121
    2009-09-17 16:05
    ALL
    ALL
     
    redeployed by R/V Argo Maine
    F0121
  

   
   
   
  

    I01
    I0123
    2009-09-16 23:15
    ALL
    ALL
     
     
    I0123
  

  

    I01
    I0123
    2009-09-20 00:00
     
    met	visibility
    -3
    Visibility readings appear low?
     
  

  

    I01
    I0123
    2009-10-02 03:40
     
    met	visibility
    -3
    Visibility sensor swapped 
(also replaced ICC and IM cable). 
Data appear good after
     
  

  
  
  

    M01
    M0116
    2009-10-02 17:10
    ALL
    ALL
     
    Redeployed by R/V Argo Maine.
    M0116
  

 
 
 
  

    N01
    N0111
    2009-09-21 20:15
    ALL
    ALL
     
    Redeployed by R/V Argo Maine.
    N0111
  

  

    N01
    N0111
    2009-09-21 21:00
    sbe37
    conductivity
    30
    Conductivity sensor flagged 
as invalid (erratic and low)
     
  





Inactive Buoys:
  
C0216 - 2009-03-23 - Recovered by R/V Argo Maine - Site history: http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/GoMoos/site_history.php?region=C02 

D0104 - 2008-05-17 - Recovered by R/V Ira C. - Site history: http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/GoMoos/site_history.php?region=D01  

J0215 - 2009-05-28 - Recovered by R/V Argo Maine - Site history: http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/GoMoos/site_history.php?region=J02 

L0114 - 2009-01-17 - Buoy ashore on Seal Island, Nova Scotia. Recovered. - Site history: http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/GoMoos/site_history.php?region=L01  
  
Previous Updates

March 2009: Federal funding shortfalls have resulted in the removal of buoys C02, D01, J02, and L01. Buoy F01 is also in jeopardy of being removed, although funds have been found 
to keep it deployed until fall 2009. Please contact Dr. Neal Pettigrew ([email protected]) with suggestions for additional funding to keep these important buoys active.  

October 2008: University of Maine is funding Gulf of Maine buoy F01.

May 2008: New Meadows buoy D01 has been removed due to lack of funding. 
  
October 2007: GoMOOS funding from the NE Gateway LNG Project is supporting Gulf of Maine buoy A01 (maintained by the University of Maine). 
  
July 2007: NERACOOS is now providing funding for the Gulf of Maine buoys B01, E01, I01, M01 and N01 (maintained by the University of Maine). 

October 2006: New Meadows buoy D01 established downriver from Cundy's Harbor.

October 2006: Dual wind sensors on all GoMOOS Gulf of Maine buoys.
  
October 2004: Barometric pressure measurements added to all GoMOOS buoys.

June 2004: A new site N01 has been established in the Northeast Channel, south of Browns Bank. Available data from this mooring include surface winds, waves, air temperature, 
and visibility as well as ocean temperature and currents at selected depths down to near-bottom. 
  
October 2003: The GoMOOS mooring K01 (Saint John, New Brunswick) has been recovered. Due to funding shortfalls, it is not planned to redeploy another mooring at this time. 
Historical data are still available. 
 
13 March 2003: Buoy L New Location Notice 
 
 For more information on the buoy program, visit the University of Maine Physical Oceanography Group website: http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/