What is an ocean buoy and what is its function?

Ocean buoy is an automatic observation station for marine hydrology, water quality and meteorology, which is mainly composed of observation buoys anchored at sea.

Meteorological data such as marine hydrology, water quality and water quality can be collected continuously for a long time according to the specified requirements, especially the data of bad weather and sea conditions that are difficult for survey ships to collect.

People have set up ocean observation stations on the coast and islands to measure the wave height. Ocean current, seawater temperature, tidal level and wind speed. Mastering hydrometeorological factors such as air pressure will bring more convenience to people.

Extended data

Generally speaking, the main structure of marine monitoring buoy is composed of floating body, mast, anchor system and counterweight, and the functional module is mainly composed of power supply, communication control and sensor.

Water mast is mainly used to carry solar panels, weather sensors and communication interruption. The underwater part is equipped with hydrological and water quality sensors to measure hydrology (wave, detention, temperature and salt depth, etc.). ) and water quality (chlorophyll, algae, cod, and the concentration of various related substances dissolved in seawater).

The signal generated by each sensor is automatically processed by the instrument, sent out by the transmitter at regular intervals, and the ground receiving station processes the received signal to get the information people need.

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