Completion and Field Demonstration of a Portable Coastal Observatory

Abstract

The goal of this project is to complete the development and field demonstration of an affordable, easy to use technology for the real time collection and dissemination of data from instruments deployed in the coastal ocean. The observing system that has been developed consists of four elements: a low-cost acoustic data link that transfers data from instruments on the bottom or in the water column to a nearby surface buoy, a lightweight, easy to deploy surface buoy (and mooring), a radio modem to send data to shore, and an internet-based automatic data distribution and display system. The project is being conducted cooperatively with the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, RD Instruments, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, and the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA627011

Entities

People

  • Bradford Butman
  • Daniel E. Frye

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Equipment
  • Coast Guard
  • Data Links
  • Data Processing
  • Demonstrations
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Geological Surveys
  • Internet
  • Massachusetts
  • New England
  • Observatories
  • Oceans
  • Radio Links
  • Transmitters
  • Water
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security