Bulk Meteorology Instrument Package

Reference Designator
GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
Start Depth
-5
End Depth
-5
Location
Buoy Tower
Current Status
Review Complete
Class
METBK (Bulk Meteorology Instrument Package)
Series
METBK-A
Science Discipline
Physical
Make
Star Engineering
Model
ASIMET
M2M Example
https://ooinet.oceanobservatories.org/api/m2m/12576/sensor/inv/GI01SUMO/SBD12/06-METBKA000/metadata
Method Data Stream Content Type
recovered_host metbk_a_dcl_instrument_recovered Data Products Report M2M Stats Science
recovered_host metbk_hourly Flux Data Products Calculated From Hourly Averages Report M2M Stats Science
telemetered metbk_a_dcl_instrument Data Products Report M2M Stats Science
telemetered metbk_hourly Flux Data Products Calculated From Hourly Averages Report M2M Stats Science
Deployment Cruise Start Date Stop Date Mooring Asset Node Asset Sensor Asset Latitude Longitude Deployment Depth Water Depth
1 Review KN-221-4 09/10/2014 08/22/2015 CGMGI-01SUMO-00001 CGINS-METLGR-00005 59.9337 -39.4738 0 2685
2 Review AT-30-01 08/15/2015 07/19/2016 CGMGI-01SUMO-00002 CGINS-METLGR-00019 59.9436 -39.5737 0 2668
3 Review AR-07-01 07/10/2016 08/14/2017 CGMGI-01SUMO-00003 CGINS-METLGR-00005 59.9341 -39.4673 0 2691
4 Review AR21 08/05/2017 10/12/2017 CGMGI-01SUMO-00004 CGINS-METLGR-00021 59.9449 -39.5751 0 2659
5 Review AR30-03 06/08/2018 08/09/2019 CGMGI-01SUMO-00005 CGINS-METLGR-00015 59.9329 -39.4655 0 2693
6 Review AR35-05 08/05/2019 CGMGI-01SUMO-00006 CGINS-METLGR-00036 59.9451 -39.574 0 2664
Metadata Start Date End Date Comment
GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000

Annotation ID 346 needs to be updated when Redmine 13111 is complete - a similar annotation should be added to the Pioneer and Endurance METBKs until the issue is resolved

By Lori Garzio, on 4/10/19

GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
Deployment: 2

Surface current speeds are substantially higher for deployment 2 compared to other deployments. This should be investigated. A similar issue occurred on GA01SUMO METBKs.

By Lori Garzio, on 4/10/19

GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
Deployment: 2

eastward_velocity and northward_velocity (from the collocated VELPT) don't have any units or description in the recovered_host-metbk_a_dcl_instrument_recovered METBK .nc file for deployment 2.

By Lori Garzio, on 4/10/19

GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
Deployment: 2
1/27/16, 12:00 AM 7/19/16, 12:00 AM

Suspect data after violent weather (see annotation ID 47). Excluding from summary data ranges.

By Lori Garzio, on 4/10/19

GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
Deployment: 3
9/10/16, 12:00 AM 10/5/16, 12:00 AM

met_current_direction and met_current_speed flatlined.

By Lori Garzio, on 4/10/19

GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
Deployment: 3
8/12/17, 12:00 AM 8/14/17, 9:00 AM

There are telemetered data available at the end of the deployment, but no recovered_host data for the same time range. These data should be available in the recovered_host data stream.

By Lori Garzio, on 4/10/19

GI01SUMO
Deployment: 4
10/12/17, 12:00 AM 6/14/18, 8:02 AM

The surface buoy detached from the mooring and the subsurface portion of the mooring fell to the seafloor (see annotation ID 102). Excluding all mooring data for this time range from final statistics.

By Lori Garzio, on 1/15/19

New Note

Metadata Start Date End Date Comment
GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
9/10/14, 2:50 PM

Surface flux data products (that use relative wind speed in the calculation) are currently not being produced when surface current data from the collocated VELPT are not available. A fix is in progress (Redmine 13111).

Id: 346 By: lgarzio

GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
9/10/14, 2:50 PM 8/22/15, 7:00 AM

Deployment 1: Anemometer placement on the surface buoy yielded wind speeds that are too low, as determined by comparisons with ship measurements. Overcrowding of the upper halo with telemetry hardware and instrumentation could have partially blocked air flow, contributing to the low wind speeds, and could potentially affect air temperature and relatively humidity sensors as well.

Id: 109 By: lgarzio

GI01SUMO
2/14/15, 7:00 PM 8/21/15, 8:00 PM

Deployment 1: Status data sent from the buoy included leak detects in the buoy well, drop in battery voltage, and loss of wind turbine input. Upon recovery, the buoy was primarily intact but several instruments were damaged and/or missing. Ice build-up on the tower is speculated to be the cause for much of the damage. No telemetered or recovered_host data expected. Functional instruments could continue to collect data using internal battery power and storage cards.

Id: 46 By: lgarzio

GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
8/15/15, 3:22 PM 7/18/16, 8:00 PM

Deployment 2: Anemometer placement was corrected from Deployment 1, but wind speeds may still be low-biased (5-10%) at speeds > 5 m/s, as determined by comparisons with ship measurements and measurements from the FDCHP.

Id: 111 By: lgarzio

GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
8/15/15, 3:22 PM 1/28/16, 8:25 AM

Deployment 2: In the beginning of the deployment, the conductivity and salinity measured by the two met sensors were offset by ~0.0025 S m-1 and ~0.025 psu, respectively. The offset decreased over time. Initial comparisons at deployment indicate this METBK's (GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000) values more closely align with the values recorded by the ship.

Id: 680 By: lgarzio

GI01SUMO
1/26/16, 7:00 PM 7/18/16, 8:00 PM

Deployment 2: A period of violent weather caused power outages on multiple instruments. No telemetered or recovered_host data expected. Functional instruments could continue to collect data using internal battery power and storage cards. Upon recovery, the buoy well was flooded.

Id: 47 By: lgarzio

GI01SUMO
12/26/16, 7:00 PM 4/6/17, 8:00 PM

Deployment 3: Wind turbines were disabled due to evidence of ice build-up on the surface buoy tower. The platform's battery charge state declined steadily. As of 2017-01-15, all DCLs were shut down and the telemetry schedule was reduced to conserve power. Battery-powered instruments should continue to collect data. UPDATE 2017-04-07: With increasing daylight at this location, sufficient power was generated by solar panels to re-establish limited high-bandwidth telemetry and data transmission. UPDATE: at recovery, wind turbines were missing their hubs and blades, and one solar panel was missing.

Id: 121 By: lgarzio

GI01SUMO
8/5/17, 2:17 PM 6/14/18, 4:02 AM

Deployment 4: at 10:03 UTC on 12 October 2017 the Irminger Sea Surface Mooring stopped all communications. At recovery, the surface buoy was missing. The subsurface portion of the mooring had fallen to the seafloor and was recovered. CTDMOs, CTDBP-F, DOSTA, and ADCP instrumentation were full ocean depth rated and survived, although any recovered data available after 2017-10-12T10:03:00 are suspect. All other instrumentation imploded or flooded. The cause for the loss of the buoy is inconclusive.

Id: 102 By: lgarzio

GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
8/3/18, 8:00 PM

Deployment 5: The longwave radiation sensor exhibits frequent gaps through each day's record.

Id: 1480 By: lgarzio

GI01SUMO
6/19/19, 8:00 PM

Deployment 5: Battery voltage dropped below 24V. All DCLs were turned off. CPM1 was placed on a wake schedule. Data collection and telemetry will be irregular until voltage rebounds.

Id: 1625 By: cdobson

GI01SUMO
Method: telemetered
10/21/19, 8:00 PM

Deployment 6: *UPDATED 2020-04-27: As of 2020-02-21 data for most instruments are being telemetered again (via Iridium). A gap in telemetered data is expected between 2019-10-22 and 2020-02-21 and will not be backfilled but these data will be available upon recovery.*Both fleet broadband units have failed and no more telemetered data is expected at this time. Instruments are believed to be operating as normal and their data will be available upon recovery.

Id: 1743 By: cdobson

GI01SUMO-SBD12-06-METBKA000
11/11/19, 7:00 PM

Deployment 6: Due to power concerns, the METBK2 heater was shut down on 11/12/2019. This shutdown impacts the precipitation data.

Id: 1810 By: cdobson