Title :
Sensor networks for cabled ocean observatories
Author :
Howe, Bruce M. ; Mcginnis, Timothy
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Laboratory, Washington Univ., DC, USA
Abstract :
An infrastructure for global, regional, and coastal sub-sea observatories is being planned to support individual and networked sensors. Secondary cables and junction boxes, moorings, and downbore tools could extend the horizontal reach by tens to hundreds of km from the primary cable and nodes throughout the water column and down boreholes into the crust. The support infrastructure could include navigation and communications systems, free-swimming AUV\´s, and bottom rovers that could carry sensors and could provide data and energy "tanker" service.
Keywords :
distributed sensors; oceanographic techniques; submarine cables; underwater vehicles; cabled ocean observatories; coastal subsea observatories; communications system; downbore tools; energy service; free-swimming AUV; junction boxes; moorings; navigation system; primary cable; secondary cables; sensor networks; Acoustic sensors; Communication cables; Observatories; Oceans; Optical fiber cables; Power cables; Sea floor; Sensor systems; Spine; Underwater cables;
Conference_Titel :
Scientific Use of Submarine Cables and Related Technologies, 2003. The 3rd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7775-3
DOI :
10.1109/SSC.2003.1224146
