DocumentCode :
2118624
Title :
Data from the sea…, the U.S. Navy´s AN/WSQ-6 (series) drifting buoy program
Author :
Selsor, H.D.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
fYear :
1993
fDate :
18-21 Oct 1993
Abstract :
A prime objective of Naval Oceanography is to get data, “From the sea…,” and quickly into the hands of the Fleet operators whose safety, sensors, and systems are influenced by it. Changing world politics and economics will undoubtedly reduce the number of maritime observations in the future with increasing reliance being made on automated reporting systems. The Oceanographer of the Navy has been investigating methods to reduce reliance on single profile expendables and ship observations by development of a series of satellite reporting expendable drifting buoys. These buoys will be capable of measuring air temperature, sea surface temperature, barometric pressure, subsurface ocean temperature with depth, ambient noise, wind speed, wind direction, and directional wave spectra. These developmental buoys have been designated by the Navy as the AN/WSQ-6 (series) drifting buoys. This paper updates some of the Navy´s recent testing of these buoys and provides insight into the engineering challenges ahead for additional sensor development
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; geophysical techniques; meteorological instruments; meteorology; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; AN/WSQ-6; US Navy USA; acoustic noise; air temperature; atmosphere; barometric pressure; drifting buoy program; expendable drifting buoy; geophysical method; marine buoy; measurement technique; meteorology; ocean sea; ocean wave; satellite reporting; sea surface temperature; wind; Marine safety; Marine vehicles; Noise measurement; Ocean temperature; Pressure measurement; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sensor systems; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1385-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326079
Filename :
326079
Link To Document :
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