Morning everyone,
I visited LONF1 on Monday (7/9) and removed the NXIC-CT sensor for upgrade. I took a ground truth at 11:00 and 12:00 EDT and removed the sensor around 11:15.
The NDBC and CHAMP websites have been posting the last recorded reading for the past 2 days now, so we might want to look into that. But here is the info:
11:00 EDT Ground Truth: 31.48C, 37.29psu In situ: 31.48C, 34.82psu
12:00 EDT Ground Truth: 31.71C, 37.45psu In situ: 31.58C, 35.03psu
There was some minor fouling to the sensor as both screens on the NXIC were missing. Also, the 12:00 In situ reading is probably off because the sensor was not even conected at that time, so it is actually more like the 11:15 In situ reading.
Have a good one, Andrew
Research Assistant, SEAKEYS
Florida Institute of Oceanography
C/O Keys Marine Laboratory
P.O. Box 968/MM 68.5 Overseas Hwy
Long Key, Florida 33001
agcrowder@keysmarinelab.org