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Ref. No. [UMCES] CBL 2016-012
ACT VS16-03
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 3
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................... 4
INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY TESTED .............................................................................. 5
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TEST PLAN...................................................................... 5
LABORATORY TESTS
..................................................................................................................... 5
MOORED FIELD TESTS
................................................................................................................... 7
REFERENCE SAMPLE ANALYSIS
................................................................................................... 10
RESULTS OF LABORATORY TEST..................................................................................... 12
RESULTS OF MOORED FIELD TESTS................................................................................ 27
MOORED DEPLOYMENT AT MICHIGAN TECH GREAT LAKES RESEARCH CENTER
.......................... 28
MOORED DEPLOYMENT AT CHESAPEAKE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
........................................ 33
MOORED DEPLOYMENT OFF COCONUT ISLAND IN KANEOHE BAY
,
HAWAII
................................. 38
PROFILING DEPLOYMENT IN THE GREAT LAKES
......................................................................... 41
QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL ................................................................. 46
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................ 50
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................... 51
MANUFACTURER’S RESPONSE .......................................................................................... 52