CHARM Deployment
Channel Relocatable Mooring (CHARM) was designed for deployment and use in coastal and inner-coastal regions. The first CHARM deployment extended from May through October 2003. CHARM was re-deployed in February 2004. The goal is to deploy 3–4 times per year.The CHARM mooring includes the following WET Labs instruments:
ac-9 hyperspectral absorption and beam attenuation meter
ECO "Triplet": spectral backscattering
ECO "Triplet": chlorophyll, phycocyanin, and phycoerythrin
DH-4 Data Handler