Technology, design, and operation of an autonomous buoy system in the western English Channel

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2056-2064

  Smyth, T J ^a   Fishwick, J R ^a   Gallienne, C P ^a   Stephens, J A ^a   Bale, A J ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buoy observations

Indexed keywords

BUOY OBSERVATIONS; BUOY SYSTEM; COMMAND AND CONTROL; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENGLISH CHANNEL; LONG TERM MONITORING; MOORING DESIGN; NEAR-REAL TIME; OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY; SHELF SEAS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES; TEMPORAL FREQUENCY; WARNING SYSTEMS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; RADIO COMMUNICATION;

BUOYS;

BUOY SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; MONITORING; MOORING SYSTEM; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

EID: 78650979820     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHO734.1     Document Type: Article

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