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DATA BUOY COOPERATION PANEL

 

RESEARCH, APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING DATA BUOYS

 

PRESENTATIONS AT THE DBCP TECHNICAL WORKSHOP

(Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2003)

 

DBCP Technical Document No. 24

2004

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

FOREWORD

AGENDA

ABSTRACTS

PRESENTATIONS

 

PRESENTATIONS

Session I

 

1.1       William Scuba and Peter Niiler
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA
The Performance of Minimet Wind Drifters in Hurricane Fabia
+   [REV.doc]

 

1.2       Ronald B. de Souza1,2, André L.T. Mendes1, and C. Leandro da Silva Jr.1
1Oceansat - Space Technology for Environmental Monitoring Ltd.
2National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São Jose dos Campos, Brazil
Using Surface Drifters and Remote Sensing Images to Observe Currents and Mesoscale Activity Offshore Brazil: An Environmental Perspective

 

1.3.      L.R. Centurioni and J.W.Gould
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA
Winter Conditions in the Irminger Sea Revealed by Argo Floats

 

1.4.      Paul Freitag, Chris Meinig, and Michael McPhaden
NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, Washington, USA
Mooring Motion Bias of Current Meter Compass/Tilt Sensors [pdf]
+  [REF.doc]

 

5TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

5PRESENTATIONS

 

 

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6Session II

 

 

6Session III

 

Session II

 

2.1.      Mayra Pazos, Jessica Redman, and Steve Cook
NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories
Global Ocean Observing Systems Center, Miami, FL, USA
Summary of Drifter Data Products Available on the Web  [.ppt]
+  [.doc]

 

2.2.      Christian Ortega1 and Bill Woodward2
1CLS/Argos, France
2Service Argos, Inc., Largo, MD, USA
Argos Downlink (Argos 2-Way is Here. Take Advantage of It)

 

2.3.      Deborah J. Shaw, Service Argos, Inc., Largo, MD, USA
Argos WWW Interface (The Argos User Web Interface)

 

2.4.      S. Motyzhev1, J. Brown2, E. Horton2, E. Lunev1,
A. Tolstosheev2, and Motzyhev V.1
1Marine Hydrophysical Institute NASU, Ukraine
2Naval Oceanographic Office, USA
Practical Steps for “Smart Buoy” Project Realization [.doc]
+  [.ppt]

 

5TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

5PRESENTATIONS

 

 

5Session I

 

 

5Session II

 

 

6Session III

 

Session III

 

3.1.      Peter Niiler, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA
Evolution of the SVP Drifter Design and the Global Drifter Program Future
(Abstract provided only)

 

3.2.      David Meldrum, Duncan Mercer, and Oli Peppe
Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Scotland
Trials of the Iridium Dial-up and Short Burst Data Services

 

3.3.      Bernie Petolas, METOCEAN Data Systems Limited, Nova Scotia, Canada
Drifting Buoy Update: WOTAN and Iridium

 

3.4.      Ron McLaren1 and Mark Blaseckie2
1Meteorological Service of Canada
2AXYS Environmental Systems, British Columbia, Canada
Operational Results Using Low Power Goes Transmitters in Moored Buoy Applications - 300 Baud Update

 

3.5.      Steven Piotrowicz, Ocean.US, The National Office for Integrated and Sustained Ocean Observations, Arlington, VA, USA
Developing a Remote Data Link for an Integrated Ocean Observing System

 

3.6.      Robert Bassett, NOAA Satellites and Information Service, Suitland, MD, USA
NPOESS Capabilities and Requirements - National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System

 

 

 

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

 

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS ISSUED WITHIN THE DATA BUOY COOPERATION PANEL SERIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

5TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

5PRESENTATIONS

 

 

5Session I

 

 

5Session II

 

 

5Session III