North Temperate Lakes LTER: High Frequency Water Temperature Data - Trout Bog Buoy 2003 - current

The instrumented buoy on Trout Bog is equipped with a thermistor chain that measures water temperature from depths ranging from the surface to 7m placed every 0.5-1m throughout the water column. From the initial deployment in 2003 through 2014, a surface buoy was used in the open water season. Since 2015, a subsurface buoy has been used, including under-ice deployments during the winter. Recorded depths can vary slightly depending on specifics of the year's deployment hardware. The sampling frequency:varies for instantaneous samples. Prior to 2011, the sample frequency was every 10 minutes, with some short periods of 2 minutes in 2003. Beginning in 2011, the sample frequency has been one per minute. Hourly and daily averages are also provided. Number of sites: 1.