Field evaluation of the value-engineered 3-meter discus buoy

Author

Teng, Chung-Chu ; Timpe, CDR Gerald

Author_Institution

Nat. Data Buoy Center, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

9-12 Oct 1995

Firstpage

316

Abstract

In 1993, the National Data Buoy Center developed a value-engineered (VE) version of the 3-m-diameter discus buoy. The first field deployment of this design occurred in the summer of 1994 when two VE 3-m buoys were moored off the North Carolina coast. This paper presents results and evaluation of the performance of the VE 3-m design for data measurement by comparing the measured data to those measured from two standard 3-m discus buoys in a very close vicinity. In addition, a summary of future planned deployments of the buoy is also detailed

Keywords

atmospheric measuring apparatus; meteorological instruments; ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; NDBC; National Data Buoy Center; atmosphere; deployment; design; equipment; evaluation; floating buoy; instrument; marine buoy; measurement apparatus; meteorology; ocean wave; performance; sea surface; value-engineered 3-meter discus buoy; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric waves; Costs; Data acquisition; Hydrodynamics; Measurement standards; Meteorology; Oceans; Real time systems; Sea measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '95. MTS/IEEE. Challenges of Our Changing Global Environment. Conference Proceedings.

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-933957-14-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1995.526789

Filename

526789