A field validation of a directional waverider in a SEAWATCH buoy

Author

Barstow, Stephen F. ; Hang, O. ; van der Vlugt, T.

Author_Institution

OCEANOR, Trondheim, Norway

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

13-16 Sep 1994

Abstract

A directional waverider has been tested in the multi-sensor SEAWATCH buoy in a field trial near to the island Froya on the exposed western coast of Norway in which the SEAWATCH buoy was moored close to a standard directional waverider. In this paper a statistical intercomparison of simultaneous directional wave spectra from the two buoys shows that the SEAWATCH buoy hull-mooring system does not have any significant influence on the directional wave measuring capabilities of the directional waverider. It is therefore verified that the directional waverider can be added to the wide range of sensors already routinely used in the SEAWATCH buoy

Keywords

direction-of-arrival estimation; marine systems; ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; SEAWATCH buoy; apparatus; directional wave spectra; directional waverider; hull-mooring system; marine buoy instrument; measurement technique; ocean wave direction; statistical intercomparison; validation; Current measurement; Europe; Monitoring; Ocean temperature; Pollution measurement; Pressure measurement; Sea measurements; Sensor systems; Temperature sensors; Velocity measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings

Conference_Location

Brest

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2056-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364011

Filename

364011