Wave Sensing in the Upper-Great Lakes Observing System
dc.contributor.author | Brown, Hunter | |
dc.contributor.author | Meadows, Guy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-11-14T20:50:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-11-14T20:50:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-11 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/87284 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper reports the design and implementation of a low-cost inertial wave sensor (IWS) for installation on coastal environmental monitoring buoys. The University of Michigan’s Ocean Engineering Laboratory design integrates a Digi International Rabbit RCM3600 embedded controller with a Honeywell HMR3300 MEMS accelerometer to measure buoy accelerations and estimate directional and non-directional wave spectral information. This information is then output via standard RS-232 communications to the buoy data-logger for storage or real-time dissemination to data centers at the University of Michigan, the National Data Buoy Center, and others. Details of the electrical design and on-board processing, in addition to related research enabled by this device, are discussed. A comparison of observations with the Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System predictions and future upgrades is also presented. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work is supported through grants from GLOS, MTRI, ACT, Northwestern College, Michigan Sea Grant, and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and a consortium of partners from Little Traverse Bay. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | Waves | en_US |
dc.subject | Buoy | en_US |
dc.subject | Oceanographic | en_US |
dc.subject | Meteorological | en_US |
dc.subject | Sensor | en_US |
dc.subject | Inertial | en_US |
dc.title | Wave Sensing in the Upper-Great Lakes Observing System | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Engineering | |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Dept. of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | University of Delaware, Delaware Environmental Observing System | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87284/1/HB_2011_Paper.pdf | |
dc.identifier.source | Ocean Waves Workshop, University of New Orleans | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (NA&ME) |
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