Applications Of Meteor-Burst Telemetry To Coastal Engineering Data Collection

Meteor-burst telemetry uses low cost radio equipment to transmit information up to 2000 km via ionized meteor trails in the upper atmosphere. It has been applied in two large scale data collection networks in the United States and successfully tested in other areas of the world. Its present uses for coastal engineering data collection include transmission of wind and wave summary statistics from remote sites in Alaska. Limitations on data transmission rates require a careful choice of statistics, but meteor-burst telemetry offers an affordable reliable alternative to data retrieval by physical means.