Center for Coastal Studies
    CCS Research SBCSMB

    Santa Barbara Channel - Santa Maria Basin Circulation Study

    Current & Temperature Observations


    ARGOS transmitter atop a 5 ft. diameter buoy 1 meter Tlogger 5 meter VMCM 25 meter Tlogger 45 meter VMCM 65 meter Tlogger 100 meter Psensor & Tlogger 100 meter Psensor & Tlogger Depressor Weight map-100.gif

    (BARB) Hourly Averages

    • 1m Temperature Logger
    • 5m Current Meter
    • 5m Conductivity Sensor
    • 25m Temperature Logger
    • 45m Current Meter
    • 45m Conductivity Sensor
    • 65m Temperature Logger
    • 100m Pressure Sensor

    File Naming Convention:

    Below is the naming convention used with the data files for each moored instrument. 
    ssbarbvh.005
^ ^   ^^ ^
| |   || |
| |   || |__ Depth of instrument
| |   ||____ Sample rate: h = hourly averaged data
| |   |_____ Type of inst.: v = VMCM(Vector measuring current meter)
| |_________ Location: smin = San Miguel Inshore
|___________ Project name: ss = Santa Barbara Channel - Santa Maria Basin

4 letter location codes:
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ABIN - Avila Beach Inshore
ABMI - Avila Beach Middle
ABOF - Avila Beach Offshore
SAIN - Point Sal Inshore
SAMI - Point Sal Middle
SAOF - Point Sal Offshore
ARIN - Point Arguello Inshore
ARMI - Point Arguello Middle
AROF - Point Arguello Offshore
SMIN - San Miguel Inshore
SMOF - San Miguel Offshore
ROIN - Santa Rosa Inshore
ROOF - Santa Rosa Offshore
GOIN - Goleta Inshore
GOOF - Goleta Offshore
CAIN - Carpinteria Inshore
ANMI - Anacapa Middle
BARB - Barbara Hickey Mooring














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