Title :
Modification and deployment techniques for hand-deployed Arctic long-life sonobuoys
Author :
Horsley, LaVerne E.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Ocean Res. & Dev. Activity, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
fDate :
4/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Specific methods and equipment used to modify, power, and hand-deploy AN/SSQ-57A sonobuoys in the Arctic are discussed. The methods and suggestions can be easily extended for use with other types of sonobuoys. The modified sonobuoys transmit continuously for up to 30 days from a remote unmanned site to a manned base camp over a range of 20 km. Sample acoustic data from the ALPIS 87 ice station are presented
Keywords :
acoustic transducers; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic regions; radio links; sonar; 120 m; 20 km; 30 d; ALPIS 87 ice station; AN/SSQ-57A sonobuoys; Arctic Ocean; VHF radio-link sensors; acoustic data; deployment techniques; hand-deployed Arctic long-life sonobuoys; manned base camp; remote unmanned site; sonobuoys modification techniques; sonobuoys range; sonobuoys transmission lifetimes; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic noise; Arctic; Contamination; Ice; Noise measurement; Pollution measurement; Sea measurements; Sonar equipment; Underwater acoustics;
Journal_Title :
Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Journal of
