Casing for Wave Rider buoy
Moored data buoy for measuring meteorological conditions, wave height and period, current speed and direction, water temperature, water salinity, water turbidity. With on-board solar power source and transmitter for real-time monitoring. This is a long duration wave-measuring buoy. It can stay in the ocean for about one year. It floats on the surface gathering and transmitting information on wave conditions.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA5141 |
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Collection: | Oceanography |
Type: | Casing for wave rider buoy |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Aanderaa Instruments, Bergen, Norway; Datawell b.v., The Netherlands |
Places: | London |
People: | Datawell b.v., The Netherlands |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 1040 x 730 cm |