The physical oceanography of Bowling Green Bay, north Queensland: Station BG04

An Interocean S4 vector averaging current meter was deployed on a mooring at Station BG04. This was one of four current meters placed along the line joining Cape Cleveland and Cape Bowling Green to investigate the relationship between winds and boundary currents. This current meter was one of two current meters placed at either end of the bay to measure longshore flow through the end boundaries.Deployment Details:Instrument: S4 #631Instrument depth: 15mSampling interval: 30 minutesDate deployed: 20/10/1984Date recovered: 18/03/1985
This study was initiated to:1. gain an understanding of the circulation of water in Bowling Green Bay2. complement concurrent studies by AIMS scientists researching the ecology, nutrient regime and trophodynamics of the coastal boundary of the Great Barrier Reef lagoon.

一台Interocean S4型矢量平均海流计（vector averaging current meter）被布放于BG04站位的锚泊系统上。该海流计是沿克利夫兰角（Cape Cleveland）与鲍灵格林角（Cape Bowling Green）连线布设的4台海流计之一，用于探究风场与边界流（boundary currents）之间的关联。本台海流计同时也是布放在海湾两端以测量通过端部边界的沿岸流（longshore flow）的2台海流计之一。
部署详情：
仪器：S4型（编号631）
布放深度：15米
采样间隔：30分钟
布放日期：1984年10月20日
回收日期：1985年3月18日
本研究的发起目标为：
1. 阐明鲍灵格林湾（Bowling Green Bay）的水体环流特征；
2. 配合澳大利亚海洋科学研究所（Australian Institute of Marine Science, AIMS）科学家同期开展的相关研究——后者聚焦于大堡礁潟湖（Great Barrier Reef lagoon）沿岸边界的生态系统、营养盐体系（nutrient regime）与营养动力学（trophodynamics）。