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USGS Buoy

Detailed Description

A buoy is deployed at the Merrimack River estuary (USGS site 011008745) just off of Salisbury MA from May to October each year. Attached to the buoy are two YSI EXO 2 continuous monitors at top and bottom depths programmed to collected pH, water temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and chlorophyll at 5-minute intervals. All data is transmitted to the web and can be viewed in real time.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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