Open Ocean Aquaculture Gulf of Maine; Buoy data, Isle of Shoals, New Hampshire

Data are collected every 15 min from instruments deployed at 3 depths on a single buoy: Buoy location: 42° 56.724 N, 70° 37.715 W, 1.8 km south of the Isle of Shoals, off Portsmouth, NH, USA. On some occasions, data may be collected more often for testing purposes. No data are collected on days when the instruments have been retrieved for servicing. These periods may last up to two weeks or more. Approximate Data Ranges: temperature: 0-22 (Deg. C) salinity: 23-35 (PSU) dissolved oxygen (DO): 0-12 ml/l and 0-135 (% saturation) fluorescence: (Volts) turbidity: (NTU) Missing data values are set to: -9999 Time Conversion: Times are listed as UTC. To convert to local time: Eastern Standard (EST) - subtract 5 hours. Eastern Daylight (EDT) - subtract 4 hours.