# Sampling schemes for instruments in the Hudson Shelf Valley field experiment

December 1999 -- April 2000

+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| **Mo  | **Site   | **Inst | **    | **Variables and sampling        |
| oring | /Mooring | rument | Sampl | scheme**                        |
| ID**  | type**   | type** | ing** |                                 |
|       |          |        |       |                                 |
|       |          |        | **    |                                 |
|       |          |        | inter |                                 |
|       |          |        | val** |                                 |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5941  | A,       | Mi     | 300 s | One sample of T and C every 300 |
|       | surface  | crocat |       | s.                              |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5951  | A,       | ADCP   | 900 s | Average of 300 one second pings |
|       | tripod   |        |       | every 900 s.                    |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5952  | A,       | MIDAS  | 300 s | 300 s averages of V (BASS), P,  |
|       | tripod   |        |       | and OBS sampled at 1 Hz. Single |
|       |          |        |       | sample of T and C every 300 s.  |
|       |          |        |       | Burst sample of V, P, and OBS   |
|       |          |        |       | at 1 Hz for 30 minutes each     |
|       |          |        |       | hour.                           |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5961  | B,       | Mi     | 300 s | One sample of T and C every 300 |
|       | surface  | crocat |       | s.                              |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5962  | B,       | Seacat | 300 s | One sample of T, C and Tr every |
|       | surface  |        |       | 300 s.                          |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5963  | B,       | Seacat | 300 s | One sample of T, C and Tr every |
|       | surface  |        |       | 300 s.                          |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5971  | B,       | ADCP   | 900 s | Average of 300 one-second pings |
|       | tripod   |        |       | every 900 s.                    |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5972  | B,       | MIDAS  | 300 s | 300 s averages of V (BASS), P   |
|       | tripod   |        |       | and OBS sampled at 1 Hz. Single |
|       |          |        |       | sample of T and C every 300 s.  |
|       |          |        |       | Burst sample of V, P, and OBS,  |
|       |          |        |       | at 1 Hz for 30 minutes each     |
|       |          |        |       | hour.                           |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5981  | C,       | Mi     | 300 s | One sample of T and C every 300 |
|       | surface  | crocat |       | s.                              |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5982  | C,       | Seacat | 300 s | One sample of T, C and Tr every |
|       | surface  |        |       | 300 s.                          |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5983  | C,       | Seacat | 300 s | One sample of T, C and Tr every |
|       | surface  |        |       | 300 s.                          |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5991  | C,       | ADCP   | 900 s | Average of 300 one-second pings |
|       | tripod   |        |       | every 900 s.                    |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 5992  | C,       | MIDAS  | 300 s | 300 s averages of V (MAVS), P   |
|       | tripod   |        |       | and OBS sampled at 1 Hz. Single |
|       |          |        |       | sample of T and C every 300 s.  |
|       |          |        |       | Burst sample of V, P, and OBS   |
|       |          |        |       | at 1 Hz for 30 minutes each     |
|       |          |        |       | hour.                           |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 6001  | D,       | Mi     | 300 s | One sample of T and C every 300 |
|       | surface  | crocat |       | s.                              |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 6011  | D,       | ADCP   | 900 s | Average of 300 one-second pings |
|       | tripod   |        |       | every 900 s.                    |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 6012  | D,       | MIDAS  | 300 s | 300 s averages of V (BASS), P   |
|       | tripod   |        |       | and OBS sampled at 1 Hz. Single |
|       |          |        |       | sample of T and C every 300 s.  |
|       |          |        |       | Burst sample of V, P, and OBS   |
|       |          |        |       | at 1 Hz for 30 minutes each     |
|       |          |        |       | hour.                           |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 6021  | E,       | Mi     | 300 s | One sample of T and C every 300 |
|       | surface  | crocat |       | s.                              |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 6031  | E,       | ADCP   | 900 s | Average of 300 one-second pings |
|       | tripod   |        |       | every 900 s.                    |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 6032  | E,       | MIDAS  | 300 s | 300 s averages of V (MAVS), P   |
|       | tripod   |        |       | and OBS sampled at 1 Hz. Single |
|       |          |        |       | sample of T and C every 300 s.  |
|       |          |        |       | Burst sample of V, P, and OBS   |
|       |          |        |       | at 1 Hz for 30 minutes each     |
|       |          |        |       | hour.                           |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 6041  | F,       | ADCP   | 900 s | Average of 300 one-second pings |
|       | tripod   |        |       | every 900 s.                    |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 6042  | F,       | SBE-39 | 300 s | Average pressure every 300 s.   |
|       | tripod   |        |       |                                 |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+
| 6043  | F,       | Mi     | 300 s | One sample of T and C every 300 |
|       | tripod   | crocat |       | s.                              |
+-------+----------+--------+-------+---------------------------------+

**Variables Key:** C = Conductivity; OBS = Optical Backscatter; P =
Pressure; T = Temperature; Tr = Light transmission; V = Current
velocity.

**Instrument Key:** ADCP = Acoustic Doppler current Profiler; MIDAS =
USGS Multiparameter Intelligent Data Logging System; SBE-39 = pressure
data logger.