LOBO-0010 Northwest Arm, Halifax, Canada

LOBO-0010
LOBO-0010

The Northwest Arm defines the southwest edge of peninsular Halifax, and is heavily used for recreational purposes. It is has a mean peak tidal velocity of 0.3 m/s that daily flushes anthropogenic effluents and turbid discharges into the greater harbor. LOBO is an ideal system for monitoring the water quality of this key estuarine resource.

This LOBO node is situated midway from the head to the mouth of the arm in order to measure trending relationships between cyclical vertical current flux and the nitrification of benthic and suspended microrganisms. The resulting data show how fluctuations in salinity and dissolved oxygen interact with biological processes over seasonal variations in temperature and available light.

Configuration

Manufacturer System Serial Services/Measurements
Satlantic LOBO 0010 Power distribution
Sensor control
Wireless communication
Data management
Satlantic SUNA 0003 Nitrate Concentration
WET Labs ECO-CDS 0620 Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM)
WET Labs WQM Water Quality Monitor 0004 Salinity, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, Turbidity, Chlorophyll Concentration
Nortek Aquadopp Profiler 2051 Water current velocity


NEW
Check out this white paper (PDF) on the Northwest Arm LOBO deployment that was presented at MTS/IEEE Oceans 2007 in Vancouver.

44°37'44.7" N, 63°35'29.4" W

Archived Data

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