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M2 Fonterra Floating Pontoon
20 March 2021
Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Merri River Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Fonterra Floating Pontoon |
| Observation ID | #14026 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 20th March 2021 11:30am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
Moorhens, Pacific black duck,Chestnut teal, Masked lapwing, Little pied cormorant.
Fishing @ pontoon.
We were confronted with different measuring mode on probe. Tds instead of ppt and micro siemens instead of mille siemens/cm. I have entered data shifting decimal point to reflect required readings. (No worries, thanks; J.Obst).
Depth Profiling
| Depth m | Temperature °C | Salinity ppt | D.O. mg/L | D.O. % sat | EC mS/cm | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1m | 20.90 | 1.50 | 1.71 | 19.7 | 2.21 | ||
| Previous | 21.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 42.3 | 0.9 | ||
| Median | 19.0 | 1.00 | 8.94 | 87.10 | 2.0 | ||
| 0.5m | 20.60 | 1.60 | 1.74 | 19.2 | 2.19 | ||
| Previous | 19.2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 87.1 | 2.0 | ||
| Median | 19.0 | 1.60 | 9.47 | 87.40 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.0m | 20.30 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 18.7 | 2.17 | ||
| Previous | 20.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 25.8 | 0.9 | ||
| Median | 18.5 | 1.00 | 8.60 | 76.20 | 2.0 | ||
| 1.5m | 20.10 | 1.60 | 1.62 | 17.6 | 2.16 | ||
| Previous | 18.5 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 73.2 | 2.0 | ||
| Median | 18.5 | 1.60 | 9.28 | 85.50 | 3.1 |
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