Barkley Upper Slope Nitrate sensor Deployed 2018-07-01

The Satlantic Nitrate Sensor SUNA V2 SN 405 was deployed on 2018-07-01 at Barkley Upper Slope. Upper Slope is a location within Barkley Canyon, which is located on the upper continental slope. This device is a Nitrate sensor. Nitrate sensors measure the concentration of nitrate, a major nutrient for phytoplankton. It was deployed on a profiling platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.