- The analog RH/AirT sensor remains nonfunctional. Based on my direct observation of similar problems with the Calabash Caye buoy I believe this is probably a buoy wiring problem and not a failure of the instrument itself.
- The EXO's CT2 sensor has performed well w.r.t. sea temperatures, although there continues to be reason to doubt the sensor's overlow salinity reports, even following a March recalibration. Also the EXO does not appear to have been calibrated again since March, unlike the BUTO1 EXO which was recalibrated in May when its BICs were installed.
- Diagnostic data continue to suggest that the interior of the 'Main' canister is unacceptably moist (although this is even more seriously true of the BUTO1 buoy).
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Tuesday, August 2, 2016
some observations about buoy status
The following is a brief status update based on a close examination of the data record, in a similar manner to an earlier update last May.
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