Overview of ocean based buoys and drifters: present applications and future needs

Author

Soreide, Nancy N. ; Woody, Catherine E. ; Holt, Stephen M.

Author_Institution

Pacific Marine Environ. Lab., NOAA, Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

2470

Abstract

Starting with an overview of the historical legacy of buoy technology from ancient times to the present, this paper presents a discussion of several topics related to buoy technology, its present applications, and future needs. Technologies for meteorological and oceanographic applications are discussed in relation to buoys, buoy arrays, and drifters. Scientific and technical issues related to these systems are addressed in three topic areas. The first topic addresses buoy, buoy arrays, and drifter programs presently employed. The second addresses data acquisition, signal processing, product generation, and information distribution techniques. The third and final topic concerns the buoy user needs and future scientific and technical requirements

Keywords

oceanographic equipment; reviews; applications; buoy arrays; buoy technology; data acquisition; drifters; future scientific requirements; information distribution techniques; meteorological applications; ocean based buoys; oceanographic applications; overview; product generation; signal processing; technical requirements; History; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Meteorology; Navigation; Oceans; Sea measurements; Space technology; Weather forecasting; Wind;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS, 2001. MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-933957-28-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2001.968388

Filename

968388