Title :
A Successful Meteorological Drifting Buoy
Author_Institution :
Hermes Electronics Ltd., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Abstract :
The development of a successful meteorological drifting buoy has been undertaken. Buoys which measure sea surface temperature and barometric pressure have been built, tested and successfully deployed. A description of this buoy is given, with details of the sub-systems.
Keywords :
Aluminum; Batteries; Magnetic switching; Meteorology; Ocean temperature; Pressure measurement; Sea measurements; Switches; Temperature sensors; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '78
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1978.1151057
