Pop-up buoys: improving the enviromental seafloor monitoring capabilities of stand-alone oceanographic platforms
The Platform for Long-lasting Observation of Marine Ecosystems (PLOME) project seeks to enhance communication capabilities for stand-alone seafloor platforms. A pivotal innovation within PLOME is the integration of pop-up buoys, enhancing monitoring by transmitting crucial data and enabling its earl...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/411242 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/411242 https://dx.doi.org/10.5821/iwp.2024.23.14146 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Buoys Ocean bottom -- Research Argos-based satellite communication Stand-alone oceanographic platform Environmental seafloor monitoring Pop-up buoys Boies Fons marins -- Investigació Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia::Oceanografia Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Instrumentació i mesura |
| Sumario: | The Platform for Long-lasting Observation of Marine Ecosystems (PLOME) project seeks to enhance communication capabilities for stand-alone seafloor platforms. A pivotal innovation within PLOME is the integration of pop-up buoys, enhancing monitoring by transmitting crucial data and enabling its early access. These buoys, evolving from conventional retrieval mechanisms, now incorporate sensing, processing, and communication features, representing a significant advance in marine observation technology. The ongoing development focuses on electronics integration, buoy design, autonomy optimization, release mechanisms, and satellite transmission enhancement, aiming to overcome operational limitations and improve observational capabilities in marine environments. |
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