Optical Drifting Buoy Deployments

Abstract

This document describes the construction, deployment, and initial data processing of four optical drifting buoys. The buoys, which measure spectral water-leaving radiance and downward irradiance, were successfully deployed in October/November, 1993 in the Equatorial Pacific in collaboration with the iron-seeding experiment IRONEX. The Ocean Color Monitor (OCM) optical drifting buoy represents a novel means to autonomously acquire, and retrieve, data on upwelling spectral radiance (ocean color) and surface downwelling irradiance from remote ocean locations. The buoys are designed to be either ship, or aircraft, launched. Data is automatically telemetered in near to real time via CLS/ARGOS and Internet to Dalhousie computers. The buoys also measure sea-surface temperature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1993
Accession Number
ADA276474

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Launched
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Batch Processing
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Processing
  • Data Transmission
  • Detectors
  • Measurement
  • Nova Scotia
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Refractive Index
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies