Features and capabilities of the OBSEA

Needs for higher resolution, volume of information and longer data series are becoming increasingly important in oceanographic observation. In some applications traditional observation systems, such as autonomous oceanographic buoys and measurements taken from oceanographic ships, present serious di...

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Autores: Manuel Lázaro, Antonio|||0000-0002-6161-0908, Nogueras Cervera, Marc|||0000-0001-7272-0128, Río Fernández, Joaquín del|||0000-0002-6191-2201
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
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:2117/11399
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/11399
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Oceanographic instruments
Ocean bottom--Research
Fons marins -- Investigació
Comunicacions subacuàtiques
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Instrumentació i mesura
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinadors::Trànsit de dades
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Sumario:Needs for higher resolution, volume of information and longer data series are becoming increasingly important in oceanographic observation. In some applications traditional observation systems, such as autonomous oceanographic buoys and measurements taken from oceanographic ships, present serious disadvantages regarding costs, volume and delay of data or batteries autonomy. The new cabled underwater observatories can be modular, flexible and adapted to different uses and specifications to satisfy the requirements of the scientific community. The OBSEA project (www.obsea. es) is a collaborative task, between the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) and the UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), to design and develop a seafloor observatory situated in front of the “Vilanova i la Geltrú” (Spain) coast into the marine reserve “Colls Miralpeix”. OBSEA is a multiparameter laboratory for oceanographic studies integrated in the coastal zone and a test site for marine equipments included in the European Seafloor Observation Network (ESONET).