Abstract
This paper describes a new, compact buoy, the Air-Sea Interaction Spar (ASIS), capable of reliably and accurately measuring directional wave spectra, atmospheric surface fluxes, and radiation in the the open ocean. The ASIS buoy is a stable platform and ahs low flow disturbance characteristics in both atmospheric and oceanic surface boundary layers. The buoy has been deployed for sea trials in the waters off Miami, Florida; in the northeastern region of the Gulf of Mexico; and in the northwestern Mediterranean. The acquired measurements of directional wave spectra, momentum and heat fluxes, and profile data-as well as general meteorological and oceanographic parameters-obtained from the buoy are well suited for enhancing research on air-water interfacial processes, wave dynamics, remote sensing, and gas transfer. In this paper the design is described and the performance of the buoy using field data is characterized.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 708-720 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - May 2000 |
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ASIS-a new Air-Sea Interaction Spar buoy : Design and performance at sea. / Graber, Hans C; Terray, Eugene A.; Donelan, Mark A.; Drennan, William M; Van Leer, John; Peters, Donald B.
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T1 - ASIS-a new Air-Sea Interaction Spar buoy
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AU - Graber, Hans C
AU - Terray, Eugene A.
AU - Donelan, Mark A.
AU - Drennan, William M
AU - Van Leer, John
AU - Peters, Donald B.
PY - 2000/5
Y1 - 2000/5
N2 - This paper describes a new, compact buoy, the Air-Sea Interaction Spar (ASIS), capable of reliably and accurately measuring directional wave spectra, atmospheric surface fluxes, and radiation in the the open ocean. The ASIS buoy is a stable platform and ahs low flow disturbance characteristics in both atmospheric and oceanic surface boundary layers. The buoy has been deployed for sea trials in the waters off Miami, Florida; in the northeastern region of the Gulf of Mexico; and in the northwestern Mediterranean. The acquired measurements of directional wave spectra, momentum and heat fluxes, and profile data-as well as general meteorological and oceanographic parameters-obtained from the buoy are well suited for enhancing research on air-water interfacial processes, wave dynamics, remote sensing, and gas transfer. In this paper the design is described and the performance of the buoy using field data is characterized.
AB - This paper describes a new, compact buoy, the Air-Sea Interaction Spar (ASIS), capable of reliably and accurately measuring directional wave spectra, atmospheric surface fluxes, and radiation in the the open ocean. The ASIS buoy is a stable platform and ahs low flow disturbance characteristics in both atmospheric and oceanic surface boundary layers. The buoy has been deployed for sea trials in the waters off Miami, Florida; in the northeastern region of the Gulf of Mexico; and in the northwestern Mediterranean. The acquired measurements of directional wave spectra, momentum and heat fluxes, and profile data-as well as general meteorological and oceanographic parameters-obtained from the buoy are well suited for enhancing research on air-water interfacial processes, wave dynamics, remote sensing, and gas transfer. In this paper the design is described and the performance of the buoy using field data is characterized.
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