self-contained wind speed, direction and location system for buoys and ships in the World Ocean Circulation Experiment
By: by David S. Hosom, Robert A. Weller and Geoffrey P. Allsup.
Contributors: Allsup, Geoffrey P.; Weller, Robert A.; World Ocean Circulation Experiment.; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Series: IMET TR -- 94-01.; WHOI -- 94-19.; WHOI (Series) -- 94-19.
Publisher: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Woods Hole, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 21
Subjects: Marine meteorology.; Oceanographic instruments.
Other titles: IMET.; Improved meteorological measurements from buoys and ships.
Description: Knowledge of the absolute wind velocity near the surface of the ocean is a requirement of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) and other large programs directed towards understanding air-sea interactions and how ocean circulation and climate are interrelated. The measurement is made possible using IMET (Improved METeorology) modules, a next generation meteorological data acquisition system developed as part of the WOCE program. An IMET system consists of a set of intelligent modules for each measurement variable, with data being recorded on a computer, typically PC-based. The IMET wind module includes a propeller for wind speed, a vane and optical encoder for wind direction, a flux gate compass for the north reference, and microprocessor-based electronics for control and data formatting. The IMET Global Positioning System (GPS) module includes a five chanel GPS receiver and microprocessor based electronics for control and data formatting. These modules, as part of the complete measurement suite, result in a self-contained system that can make accurate measurements from research ships, drifting and moored buoys, and volunteer observing ships (VOS).
Notes: "Technical report."

"August 1994."

"Funding was provided by Grant no. OCE-8709614 from the National Science Foundation."

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