NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Ocean Climate Stations Project TECHNICAL NOTE 1 Ocean Climate Stations High-Latitude Buoy Set Up and Deployment Manual Version 2.1 February 2013 NOTICE Mention of a commercial company or product does not constitute an endorsement by NOAA/PMEL. Use of information from this publication concerning proprietary products or the tests of such products for publicity or advertising purposes is not authorized. Current manual version edited by Jennifer Keene. Contributions made to v1 – v1.5b by Patrick A'Hearn, Robert Kamphaus, Keith Ronnholm, and Patrick McLain. www.pmel.noaa.gov/ocs February 2013 Table of Contents Overview.................................................................................................................................1 Buoy Components and Shipping..............................................................................................2 Buoy Assembly........................................................................................................................4 Instrument Well .............................................................................................................................. 4 Tower.............................................................................................................................................. 5 Bridle............................................................................................................................................... 6 Load Cell.......................................................................................................................................... 6 Top Section...................................................................................................................................... 7 Lifting .............................................................................................................................................. 8 Meteorological Sensors...........................................................................................................8 ATLAS Tube ..................................................................................................................................... 8 ATLAS Gill Wind............................................................................................................................... 9 Instrument Masts ............................................................................................................................ 9 FLEX Gill Wind ................................................................................................................................. 9 Vaisala............................................................................................................................................10 Rain................................................................................................................................................10 Barometer ......................................................................................................................................10 AT/RH.............................................................................................................................................11 Cable Routing .................................................................................................................................11 Subsurface Sensors................................................................................................................11 Programming..................................................................................................................................11 Mounting Bridle Instruments..........................................................................................................11 Testing Inductive Sensors ...............................................................................................................13 Installing Inductive Sensors ............................................................................................................13 Logging Systems Start Up ......................................................................................................13 CO2 System.....................................................................................................................................13 FLEX................................................................................................................................................14 ATLAS .............................................................................................................................................15 Remote Communications ......................................................................................................15 Antennae Mounting .......................................................................................................................15 RF Modem......................................................................................................................................16 Telonics / Tweezers ........................................................................................................................17 Recovery ...............................................................................................................................17 Download Data...............................................................................................................................17 Buoy Breakdown ............................................................................................................................17 Appendix A: Quick Sheets.....................................................................................................18 Verifying Faceplate Grounding........................................................................................................18 RF Communications with FLEX ........................................................................................................19 FLEX Data Download.......................................................................................................................20 Downloading Data Using a Mac with ZTerm....................................................................................21 ATLAS Data Download....................................................................................................................22 www.pmel.noaa.gov/ocs February 2013 ATLAS SSTC Module........................................................................................................................24 SeaBird 19 ......................................................................................................................................25 SeaBird 37SMP v3.0........................................................................................................................26 SBE37 Data Conversion...................................................................................................................28 IMM Communications ....................................................................................................................29 SeaBird 37IMP v3.0.........................................................................................................................30 SeaBird 39IM ..................................................................................................................................32 SeaBird 51TC ..................................................................................................................................34 AquaDopp Profiler..........................................................................................................................36 RDI Workhorse Sentinel ADCP ........................................................................................................40 Appendix B: Assembly Check Sheets.....................................................................................44 CO2 System ....................................................................................................................................44 HLB Buoy Assembly ........................................................................................................................46 FLEX Box Checkout Checklist...........................................................................................................48 Appendix C: Design Development.........................................................................................49 PAPA ..............................................................................................................................................49 KEO ................................................................................................................................................50 Appendix E: Outdated & Unused Quicksheets ......................................................................51 SeaBird 37SMP (Pre v3) ..................................................................................................................51 SeaBird 37IMP (Pre v3) ...................................................................................................................53 Upgraded Doppler Volume Sampler (DVS)......................................................................................55 Doppler Volume Sampler (DVS) ......................................................................................................57 www.pmel.noaa.gov/ocs February 2013 Overview Ocean Climate Station