Title :
Infrared laser wave height sensor
Author_Institution :
Nat. Data Buoy Center, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-2 Nov 1988
Abstract :
The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) has a requirement for an accurate, reliable, economical method of measuring ocean wave activity at its Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) meteorological stations. The author describes a diode-laser-based ocean wave-height sensor developed to fill this need. The device, called the Infrared Laser Wave Height Sensor (IR LWHS), was designed for use in a remote, unmanned, marine environment. Tests have shown no basic problems with the IR LWHS sensor. Experimentation has shown that data can be obtained from a laser pulse for angles up to 15° from the perpendicular
Keywords :
measurement by laser beam; ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; remote sensing by laser beam; semiconductor junction lasers; C-MAN; Coastal-Marine Automated Network; GaAlAs; GaAs; IR LWHS; NDBC; National Data Buoy Center; buoy instrumentation; diode-laser-based ocean wave-height sensor; equipment; infrared laser wave height sensor; ocean wave; Diodes; Environmental economics; Infrared sensors; Meteorology; Ocean waves; Optical design; Optical pulses; Sea measurements; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23686
