Title :
A moored `surface-following´ buoy for spectral wind measurements with satellite and VHF data telemetry
Author :
Birch, K.G. ; Clayson, C.H. ; Pascal, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Oceanogr. Sci., Deacon Lab., Wormley, UK
Abstract :
Discusses the development of a Sonic Buoy. The high quality of the results from the SWALES deployment vindicates the decision to develop the Sonic Buoy. The relation between the calculated wind stress and wind speed is much more clearly defined than in previous ship-based measurements. On the technical side, the buoy design has been proved with respect to survivability, and the redundancy built into the data logging and telemetry has proved its worth
Keywords :
atmospheric acoustics; atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric measuring apparatus; data acquisition; data communication systems; radio links; satellite relay systems; telemetering systems; ultrasonic equipment; wind; SWALES deployment; Sonic Buoy; VHF data telemetry; data logging; satellite telemetry; spectral wind measurements; surface-following buoy; wind speed; wind stress;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Engineering in Oceanography, 1994., Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-619-9
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19940581
