Remote data stations
OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOYS
Oceanographic Buoy - Lat
15°56S / Long 145°45E
| The Institutes Oceanographic Buoy provides near real time Oceanographic
data to the Institute, using HF radio telemetry. A commercially available
electro-magnetic current meter is suspended below the moored buoy. Data
from the current meter is captured by a controller unit in the buoy, and
stored for later retrieval by a HF radio telemetry system. The hull and
most of the electronic components of the buoy were designed and
manufactured by the Institute’s Engineering Workshops.
The buoy has been operational since September 27, 2000.
AIMS gratefully acknowledges the
assistance of Quicksilver Cruises in supporting the operation of
the oceanographic buoy.
|
The Oceanographic
buoy
returns to AIMS for maintenance.
|
The buoy was retrieved on February 23,
2001, and returned to the Institute's Cape Ferguson workshop for
maintenance. This work will involve an upgrade of various mechanical
and electronic components.
Graphics
The following graphs show wind, current
and filtered current presented in what is known as a ‘vector’ or
‘stick’ plot.
 How
to read a stick plot
Graphic
displays are currently unavailable
[Note on data convention]
Data from the buoy is displayed in the oceanographic convention: That is,
the direction the current is flowing towards, measured in degrees clockwise
from North. Current speed is displayed in cm/s.
For information about the oceanographic data buoy:
e-mail: Richard Brinkman, AIMS
Disclaimer
This data has been produced for the use of the Australian Institute of Marine Science and
is NOT a weather forecast. The application or use of this data shall be at the sole risk
and responsibility of the user. AIMS does not provide any warranty or assurance as to the
accuracy or suitability of the whole or any part of the data for any particular purpose or
application. Subject only to any contrary non-excludable statutory obligations, neither
AIMS nor its personnel will be responsible to any party accessing the data, or any person
claiming through that party, for any consequences of its use or application (whether in
whole or in part).
For local district weather
forecasts please contact:
Bureau of Meteorology,
Townsville
Townsville weather office - (07) 4779 5999
Recorded weather information - Telephone: 1196.
For information about past weather data from the
remote weather stations:
e-Mail: Dr Ray
Berkelmans, AIMS
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Last updated -
December 18, 2008
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