The Dynamoor Experiment

Abstract

Under the sponsorship of the Office of Naval Research, the Ocean Systems and Moorings Laboratory (OS and M Lab) of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution developed (1990) and deployed (1991) a fully instrumented subsurface buoy in high current waters close to Woods Hole, MA. The purpose of this engineering experiment, named DYNAMOOR, was to obtain long term, high frequency measurements of the buoy 3D position and of the tension in its mooring line, as a function of prevailing currents and variable, adjustable buoyancy. This paper first describes the main components and the method of deployment of the DYNAMOOR complex experimental setup. It then reviews the mechanical and electrical designs of the entire system. Finally, a review of the data analysis and a summary of the results are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA265553

Entities

People

  • A. Bocconcelli
  • C. Eck
  • H. Berteaux
  • Pierre Wansek
  • S. Kery

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buoyancy
  • Buoys
  • Cables
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Ecology
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Power Spectra
  • Time Intervals
  • Transceivers
  • Transmitters
  • Underwater Acoustics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Plasma Physics.