Washington (Grays Harbor) Line

Disclaimer: Graphics are conceptual designs and are not yet finalized. All data are subject to revision without notice.

Description

Disclaimer: All data are subject to revision without notice; exact locations of mooring sites are not yet finalized; exact depths of sensors will be determined at the time of deployment.

Note: More information about the Washington (Grays Harbor) Line in the Endurance Array coming soon

Location and Sampling

47° 0’N, 125°W to coast

Water Depth

approximately 25-500 m

Platform Types

Three fixed stand-alone platform sites at 25, 80 and 500 m water depth supporting surface moorings, water column profilers and benthic boundary layer sensors.

Description of Infrastructure

25 m > Electro-Mechanical (EM) Surface Mooring

Battery power and satellite communications
Benthic multi-function node (MFN) with sensors, electrical communications to the surface and supplemental battery power provided by the surface buoy

25 m > Bottom-Mounted Surface Piercing Profiler

Stand-alone

80 m > EM Surface Mooring

Wind and photovoltaic power generation, satellite communications, and meteorological sensors
Benthic MFN with fiber optic communications to the surface and power provided through the surface mooring

80 m > Bottom-Mounted Surface Piercing Profiler

Stand-alone

500 m > EM Surface Mooring

Wind and photovoltaic power generation, satellite communications, and meteorological sensor
Benthic MFN with fiber optic communications to the surface and power provided through the surface mooring

500 m > Wire Following Profiler Mooring

Stand-alone