AN ANALYSIS OF CRUISE STRATEGIES AND COSTS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL DATA BUOY SYSTEMS
Abstract
The principal objective of this study is to develop cost information related to the physical deployment of automatic ocean data buoys at specified locations throughout the northern hemisphere deep oceans and coastal North American region (extending 400 nautical miles from shore). A buoy deployment/ maintenance simulation and cost model was developed and computerized, accepting as imputs the geographical locations of data buoys and ports, costs, ranges of parameters to be investigated, ocean depth for each buoy location, and sequential schedules for deployment or maintenance of buoys. The simulation model computes great circle distance traveled for each cruise, cruise time as a function of ship speed and time-to-implant each buoy, and costs associated with each cruise. The results of computer analyses appropriate to the operation of National Data Buoy Systems are presented. Significant results include factors affecting the optimum maintenance ship design (a 12-buoy, 18-knot design was clearly superior), average number of buoys deployable per ship-year, comparison of use of three and eight deployment ports, average cost per buoy deployed, and similar factors useful in the initial design and development of National Data Buoy Systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0682517
Entities
People
- Gaylord M. Northrop