Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Station
Saginaw Bay Buoy   Location: 43° 59.064´ N,   83° 35.8518´ W,   Depth: 41.7 ft (12.7 m)

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Station removed for the season. Redeployment planned for spring 2024.



Conditions around 1:42 pm EDT on Wed, Oct 11, 2023 (17:42 GMT)

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 7.28 kts (3.74 m/s)   [Oct 11] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 8.88 kts (4.57 m/s)   [Oct 11] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 234.6° (SW)   [Oct 11] AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 54.2 °F (12.3 °C)   [Oct 11] CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 29.85 inHg (1010.78 hPa)   [Oct 11] AirMar Weather Sensor
PAR Radiation: 498 umole/m^2/s   [Oct 11] Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 0.9 ft (0.28 m)   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 1.5 ft (0.46 m)   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.34 secs   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 275.6° (W)   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 55.3 °F (13.0 °C)   [Oct 11] CSI Temp Probe
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 55.4 °F (13.0 °C)   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near surface): 99.44 %Sat   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near surface): 10.5 mg/L   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near surface): 0.0 RFU   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near surface): 0.63 RFU   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near surface): 144.53 mg/L   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
pH (near surface): 8.50   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near surface): 0.0 RFU   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near surface): 171 µS/cm   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near surface): 222 µS/cm   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near surface): -0.9 NTU   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 4.28 ft (1.305 m)   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 4.9 ft (1.5 m) Depth: 0.043 kts (2.2 cm/s), 114.2° (ESE)   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 14.8 ft (4.5 m) Depth: 0.290 kts (14.9 cm/s), 270.4° (W)   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 24.6 ft (7.5 m) Depth: 0.359 kts (18.5 cm/s), 246.1° (WSW)   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 34.5 ft (10.5 m) Depth: 0.143 kts (7.4 cm/s), 226.1° (SW)   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 32.0 °F (0.0 °C)   [Oct 11]   (BAD VALUE?) YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 94.62 %Sat   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 10.1 mg/L   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near bottom): 0.39 RFU   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near bottom): -0.03 RFU   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near bottom): 0.00 mg/L   [Oct 11]   (BAD VALUE?) YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near bottom): 0.5 RFU   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near bottom): 0 µS/cm   [Oct 11]   (Suspect) YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near bottom): 0 µS/cm   [Oct 11]   (Suspect) YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near bottom): 0.8 NTU   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 40.89 ft (12.462 m)   [Oct 11] YSI Sonde
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 53.5 °F (11.9 °C)   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 39.93 ft (12.17 m)   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 43.984410 N   [Oct 11] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -83.597480 E   [Oct 11] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 603 ft (184 m)   [Oct 11] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: 4 ft (1 m)   [Oct 11] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: 13 ft (4 m)   [Oct 11] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 60.8° (ENE)   [Oct 11] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -5.4°   [Oct 11] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: -0.1°   [Oct 11] AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 329.4° (NNW)   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: -1.3°   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: -1.3°   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Battery: 11.6 volts   [Oct 11] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 16.58 volts   [Oct 11] SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 3.032 amps   [Oct 11] Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 13.67 volts   [Oct 11] SPC Board
Battery Current: 2.222 amps (+=charging)   [Oct 11] Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.477 amps   [Oct 11] Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 50.17 volts   [Oct 11] SPC Board

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