STAR/NCBO Collaboration on Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System

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STAR/NCBO Collaboration on Chesapeake Bay
Interpretive Buoy System
Eric Stengel1 (Government Principle
Investigator), Doug Wilson2 1NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/SOCD
, 2NOAA/NOS/CSC
Requirement Mission Goal (Ecosystems) -
Protect, Restore, and Manage Use of Coastal And
Ocean Resources through Ecosystem Approaches to
Management Milestone From NOAA 5-Year Research
Plan (Ecosytems) - Raise Student, Teacher, and
Public awareness and stewardship of the oceans
through a Significant web presence and
curriculum development Science Is there
accurate real-time water quality and
meteorological data available for use in
classrooms and for use by recreational
sailing/boating communities or for use by
commercial and recreational fishing
communities? Benefit CBIBS provides accurate
real-time water quality data to the communities
targeted in the NOAA 5-Year Research Plan. The
data are easily accessable for use by
individuals, decision makers, and educators.
Platform AXYS Technologies WATCHKEEPER
Buoy Based on Tideland Signal SB-
138P Sentinel AXYS Watchman 500
controller 2200 Steel anchor
1 Mooring chain w/ 2.51 scope Comms
VZW / Airlink Pinpoint E Verizon EVDO
static IP Meteorology RM Young 05103 Wind
Speed/Direction Rotronics
Temperature / Relative Humidity
Vaisala Barometer 10 min sampling /
reporting Currents NORTEK 1 mHz Aquadopp
Profiler 600 1Hz samples vector
averaged from 50 to top of each hour Waves
AXYS Technologies TRIAXYS OEM Wave
Sensor Water Quality WETLabs WQM measuring
temperature, conductivity,
pressure, dissolved oxygen,
turbidity, and chlorophyll A
Science Challenges - Utilization of CBIBS
data in NWS prediction operations - Increasing
water quality data parameters to include
dissolved oxygen profiles and
nutrient sensors Next Steps - Provide better
coverage of the Chesapeake Bay by CBIBS bouys -
Improve cooperation with other partners providing
monitoring Transition Path - Increase number
of platforms - Integrate with other monitoring
partners