This moored buoy located approximately 1.6 km off shore of the El Segundo area collects oceanographic and water quality data. It is utilized for the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) monitoring & ocean desalination project.

El Segundo

El Segundo Buoy

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Below are time series plots representing data collected by the Water Quality Monitor (WQM) that is fixed to the moored oceanographic buoy located off of El Segundo, California. This buoy, deployed on May 29, 2009, records data at approximately 0.5 meters below the surface at a one hour sampling interval. The times are recorded and shown in UTC.

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