Middle Tampa Bay (Line of Site Radio Data Postings)		 USF

Station IDMTB Latitude27° 39.708´ N
Station TypeShore based Longitude 82° 35.669´ W
Responsible AgencyUSF/ONR

Site notes The Middle Tampa Bay station is physically located in Tampa Bay at 27° 39.708' N (27.661 N) and 82° 35.669' W (82.594 W) on a platform. Mounted on the platform is an instrument tower which houses: Wind Speed/Direction and Barometric Pressure sensors. Marine instrumentation includes Water Temperature, Salinity and Wave gage sensors. Also deployed on the the platform is a Satlantic ISUS sensor to monitor the concentration of Nitrate. A particular attribute unique to this nitrate sensor is that no chemical manipulations are necessary. The nitrate concentration is determined by deconvoluting the ultraviolet absorption spectrum of the seawater. Data from the site is transmitted via the GOES satellite as well line-of-site radio. Site funding is via the Univeristy of South Florida Center for Excellence and Office of Naval Research. For more details on the ISUS sensor, please contact Kent A. Fanning (kaf@marine.usf.edu) and Rob Masserini (masserin@marine.usf.edu), Oceanic Nutrient Laboratory (http://www.marine.usf.edu/nutrients/), USF. The site became an operational coastal station on 04/09/2008.

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Latest Observations
Meteorological and Water Temperature Measurements are made every 6 minutes and are downloaded hourly via GOES satellite. The ISUS (Nitrate) data measurements are made every 30 minute and are downloaded hourly via GOES satellite. Time reported is UTC (Coordinated Universal Time): subtract 5 hours for EST, subtract 4 hours for EDT.
Provisional data - not quality-controlled - use at your own risk - see disclaimer.


Meteorological and Marine Data
Local system date : 08-20-08, Year-Day 233
Posted at time (UTC) : 02:37 (22:37 EDT)
Data timestamp (UTC): Wed 20-Aug-2008 230
Barometric pressure 1008.1 mbar 29.77 in Hg
Wind speed 11.6 ms-1 ( 25.9 miles/hr) 22.5 knots
Wind Gusts 13.6 ms-1 ( 30.4 miles/hr) 26.4 knots
Wind direction 351°True (N)
Water temperature (from Sea Bird) 28.86 °C 83.9 °F
Water temperature (from Greenspan) 28.44 °C 83.2 °F
Salinity 25.0

Wind Direction is the compass angle from which the wind is
blowing, referenced in degrees clockwise from true N (0=North,
90=East, 180=South, and 270=West).

Nitrate Data (Satlantic ISUS)
Date Wed 20-Aug-2008
Time (UTC) 01:45
Average Nitrate Concentration(MicroMol/L) 8.387458
Standard Deviation(MicroMol/L) 2.660432


Water Level Data
Local system date : 08-20-08, Year-Day 233
Posted at time (UTC) : 02:37 (22:37 EDT)
Data timestamp (UTC): Wed 20-Aug-2008 0231
Water Depth 2.322 m 7.62 ft
Water temperature (from Sea Bird) 28.86 °C 83.9 °F


Waves Data (Time series and Auto-Spectrum Statistics)
Time Series Statistics
Local system date : 08-20-08, Year-Day 233
Posted at time (UTC) : 02:35 (22:35 EDT)
Data timestamp (UTC): Wed 20-Aug-2008 0230
Significant Wave Height (m) 1.225
Significant Wave Period (sec) 1.665
Total Wave Energy (J/m^2) 1046.800
Auto-Spectrum Statistics
Local system date : 08-20-08, Year-Day 233
Posted at time (UTC) : 02:35 (22:35 EDT)
Data timestamp (UTC): Wed 20-Aug-2008 0230
Significant Wave Height (m) 1.292
Significant Wave Period (sec) 1.261
Total Wave Energy (J/m^2) 1045.300


Meteorological and Marine Data
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Water Level Data
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