Title :
A robust satellite telemetry system for IMOS moorings
Author :
Hughes, D. ; Lynch, T.P. ; Pender, L. ; Sherlock, M.
Author_Institution :
IEEE Conference Publishing, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Abstract :
An iridium based telemetry system has been developed and successfully deployed both in the Southern Ocean and for over a year at a coastal station. The major technological development for the system was the encasement of the antennas into a sealed unit with transmission achieved through a thick Delrin® lid. Reliable communications can now be obtained in a system that allows a 250 m pull down of the surface canister without leakage, and with file buffering of data until satellite reacquisition. This system has proven to be both low-cost and robust.
Keywords :
oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; satellite antennas; satellite telemetry; telecommunication network reliability; underwater acoustic communication; IMOS moorings; antennas; coastal station; iridium based telemetry system; robust satellite telemetry system; satellite reacquisition; surface canister; Acoustics; Meteorology; Modems; Ocean temperature; Sea surface; Telemetry;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2010 IEEE - Sydney
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5221-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5222-4
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANSSYD.2010.5603545
