Currently one site, Potter Cove, which is found on the northern end of Prudence, is being monitored. The sondes are deployed in a PVC tube with sections cut out to allow water flow. The PVC tube is attached to a dock in the cove, and the instrument is deployed one meter above the bottom. Another station is being set up on the T-wharf at the south end of the island and should be in use sometime in September, 1996. The sondes are programmed to collect data every 30 minutes during deployment.
Deployments generally last two to four weeks, depending on season.
Site Location and Character. The Reserve is located close to the geographical center of Narragansett bay in Rhode Island. North temperate, Virginian bioregion Lat. No turbidity sensors are installed yet. Associated Researchers and Projects.