Table II-2. Chemical, physical, and biological parameters, and the frequency of their
measurement made with the MESC.

Parameter	Measured	Derived	Frequency (s-1)
Local Time	x		4
Latitude	x		2
Longitude	x		2
Ship Velocity	x		2
Relative Wind Velocity	x		1
True Wind Velocity		x	1
Current Velocity (over full vertical range)	x		0.2
Sample Pressure	x		4
Sample Depth		x	4
Conductivity	x		4
Temperature	x		4
Salinity		x	4
Density		x	4
Bottom Depth	x		1
Light Transmission (turbidity)	x		4
Total suspended solids (TSS)		x	4
pH	x		4
Dissolved Oxygen	x		4
Oxygen Saturation		x	4
Oil fluorescence	x		4
Oil (DFME)		x	4
TPAH (polyaromatic hydrocarbons)		x	4
Chlorophyll fluorescence	x		4
Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a)		x	4
Nutrients	x		Various*
Metals Cu, Pb, Cd	x		Various*