The WAVY drifters : Sensor and data validation
The WAVY family of drifters, developed in the EU H2020 project MELOA, range from small drifters suitable for beach and surf zone studies to somewhat larger drifters, tailored for coastal and long-term open ocean observations, and consists of fve members, namely the WAVYs Basic (WB), Littoral (WL), O...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repository: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/352857 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/352857 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Remote sensing Ocean currents Ocean waves Sea surface temperature Ocean observation Lagrangean current meters Surface drifters Near real-time in-situ data Data validation Teledetecció Corrents marins Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Instrumentació i mesura::Sensors i actuadors |
| Summary: | The WAVY family of drifters, developed in the EU H2020 project MELOA, range from small drifters suitable for beach and surf zone studies to somewhat larger drifters, tailored for coastal and long-term open ocean observations, and consists of fve members, namely the WAVYs Basic (WB), Littoral (WL), Ocean (WO), Ocean-plus (WP) and Ocean-Atmo (WA). The WB and WL are currently at TRL 8, having been validated and used in real operational environments in a series of demonstrative use cases; the WOs are currently at TRL6 and undergoing use cases designed to bring them to TRL8. This paper presents the latest work done in the validation of three capabilities of the drifters: tracking of the ocean’s surface currents; measurement of wave parameters and measurement of sea surface temperatures. |
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