ADCP Deployment with surface marker buoys: Dunnet Head

5th February 2018

The Environmental Research Institute is deploying 2 sea bed mounted frames, each with 2 surface marker buoys. Frames will be located approximately 700m NE of Dunnet Head lighthouse and approx. 1000m NNE of Dunnet Head Lighthouse.

The locations of each frame are as follows:

 580 40.598' N, 30 21.993' W

 580 40.819' N 30 21.958’ W

Each frame will have two surface marker buoys (bright orange). Each marker buoy will be located approx. 100m from the frames central position (One buoy each side).

Each marker buoys will be tethered to a subsurface weight (400 Kg) with 16 mm polypropylene rope.

Vessels are advised to keep within 200m of these positions in order to avoid marker buoys and associated moorings.

Frames will remain inplace between January 22nd 2018 - May 22nd 2018

The purpose of this project is to measure the effect of the tidal current on waves.