Buoy System Diagram and Sensors
The buoy system consist of 3 main components
- Surface Buoy (2500# buoyancy; A 5 ft diameter) - equipped with the master data logger, battery power, solar panels, and meteorological station.
- Subsurface Sensor String and Buoy (100# buoyancy) - equipped with most of the water sensors that are attached along a cable that extends to the bottom of the lake. This system is tethered to the Surface Buoy to which provides for power and data transmission.
- Bottom-mounted platform - equipped with a sensor that measures the direction and speed of the water.
![Muskegon Lake Observatory Buoy system showing above water and below water sensor locations and parameters measured](/cms4/asset/0411CEE1-B85B-4C8F-E6A78E12C551C7C0/profile_with_parameters[1474898588].jpg)
Main Surface Buoy Sensors |
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![Top of Muskegon Lake Observatory Buoy with Lufft meteorological sensor and navigation light](/cms4/asset/0411CEE1-B85B-4C8F-E6A78E12C551C7C0/p5270134_2[1496434909].jpg)
Subsurface Buoy Water Sensors |
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Bottom-mounted Sensors |
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![Bottom-mounted ADCP measures current speed and direction](/cms4/asset/0411CEE1-B85B-4C8F-E6A78E12C551C7C0/p4220647[1496434397].jpg)