Details of the UCSB Spar buoy deployed during EDDIES 2005 Survey 1.
    The Spar buoy was deployed at the center of eddy A4 just before ending science work and heading for
Bermuda.  It was intended to stay deployed throughout the Tracer 1 cruise and to be recovered early in Survey 
2 cruise.  However, due to the threat of Tropical Storm Franklin bearing down on the area, the Tracer people 
pulled the array prior to leaving the area.  Some instruments were stopped, or made safe by the Oceanus Science 
Tech, and data was downloaded at the start of Survey 2.  It was determined that the ECO-FL sensor had jammed
just prior to deployment. Therefore, no Chl a data was obtained at 80 meters.

Calibration of instruments:
    SBE-39s and SBE-37 were calibrated by SeaBird.

    Between the EDDIES 2004 and 2005 deployments, the ECO-FLNTU units were returned to WETLabs and
the sensitivity greatly increased in both the Chl a and Optical Backscatter channels.  The borrowed ECO-FL unit
did not have the sensitivity changed.
    ECO-FLNTU Chl a and Optical Backscatter sensors were compared to the Oceanus CTD fluorometer during 
a comparison cast (oc415-1 062) during EDDIES 2005 Survey 1.   The ECO-FLNTU and ECO-FL readings
of all 4 time records were matched with the new WETLabs CTD fluorometer factory calibration values for the 
cast. There was significant differences in the Chl offset count for all 4 ECO sensors.  One of the 4 ECO Chl a 
factory calibration slopes agreed well with the new CTD fluorometer (calibrated also by WETLabs) but the other
3 sensor chl calibrations were off by +32%, +46%, and -44%. Without determining this matchup of sensitivities,
the mooring data would have been very misleading.
    If the comparison of the extracted Chl a and Phaeo a descrete samples against the new CTD fluorometer readings 
determine that it is reading significantly different from reality, the moored data can be adjusted by using the same 
scaling factor being applied to the CTD data.
    The Optical Backscatter channel of the ECO-FLNTU was more sensitive, but still showed mostly noise and 
sudden shifts that were unrelated to changes in Chl fluorescence.  Therefore the data are not reported in our report.



Drogue Mooring details:								
		Date		GMT	Latitude		Longitude
Launch:		14-Jul-05		1401	30 41.45 N	66 41.47 W	
Recovery:		23-Jul-05		1338	30 19.87 N	67 19.29 W
	
			


	Buoy Instruments: 							
	Depth:			Sampling interval  	   Data Recovery	s/n	
	Surface	ARGOS/GPS positions  	every 30 min	  96%		
	10	temp, pressure		1min		100%	SBE39-376

	50	temp			1min		100%	SBE39-497

	70	temp			1min		100%	SBE39-499

	80	temp			1min		100%	SBE39-500
	80	Chl fl			4min		  0%	ECO-FL 055

	93	temp			1min		100%	SBE39-501
	93	Chl fl, turbidity		4min		100%	ECO-FLNTU 085

	106	temp, cond, pressure		1min		100%	SBE37SM-406
	106	Chl fl, turbidity		4min		100%	ECO-FLNTU 086

	120	temp			1min		100%	SBE39-502
	120	Chl fl, turbidity		4min		100%	ECO-FLNTU 087


	125-143	Holey Sock Drogue		none