Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1995.526789
