NICOP - Development of a disposable wave-in-ice buoy
Abstract
Development of a disposable wave-in-ice buoy: Increased understanding of the propagation of large ocean waves requires a comprehensive set of waves-in-ice data. This grant will build on previous NICOPS which advanced the construction of wave-in-ice instruments that are both reliable and cost effective (e.g. Kohout et al., 2015). This NICOP will utilize this technology to progress the development of low-cost disposable wave in ice buoys. These new buoys will have a number of key benefits that include: - potential deployment in large arrays, with correspondingly largerwave-in-ice data sets; - opportunistic deployments from non-research vessels; and, - routine deployments to assist with safe navigation through sea ice.The design of disposable buoys anticipates the need for aircraft deployable wave buoys through the development of hardware and software that returns high quality data from small compact packages. Aircraft deployment would remove current reliance on expensive polar voyages for deployments. It would also allow for the design of more spatially extensive deployments, and could simplify routine deployments. The disposable buoys will initially contribute to a wave-in-sea ice experiment during the 2017 National Science Foundation supported Polynyas, Ice Production & seasonal Evolution in the Ross Sea (PIPERS) voyage that will also test initial ideas on the scalability of the instrument deployments. B. The grant will develop a low cost method of collecting data in the polar regions, which will significantly improve both the ability to collect data in a data sparse region and reduce risk by reducing the need to send researchers to collect the platforms. C. Coordinated with Dr Scott Harper Code 32 D. Objectives of the research are:- Develop disposable wave-ice buoy hardware with a focus on reducing component costs, while maintaining instrument accuracy.- Develop software for onboard processing of raw wave-ice data to reduce power consumption and data transmission costs. - Rigorous testing of disposable wave-ice buoys to ensure they are fit for purpose
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Nov 23, 2016
- Source ID
- N629091612230
Entities
People
- Alison Kohout
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy