The water quality instrument is then ready to be redeployed. They are located along the southeastern coast of the United States in the Atlantic Ocean. The site has a salinity range of 18-35 ppt and a tidal range that averages 1.2 meters. This site receives minimal freshwater input from leakage of the Cape Fear River through the 5.6 km rock jetty that separate the two bodies of water. The site has a salinity range of 15-35 ppt and a tidal range that averages 2 meters.
All monitoring is considered long term.
File MS0195- DO data removed due to heavy probe fouling. See next section. File ZI0195- Instrument out of water at low tide, all data removed. See next Section. See next section.