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Spec.
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Description
|
 Hull Construction |
Welded Aluminum. 6 watertight buoyancy compartments plus one watertight central compartment for electronics, batteries and sensors.
Aluminum superstrcture and steel substructure are bolted onto the hull |
| Finish |
Marine grade epoxy |
| Ballast |
Chain: attached to the mooring yoke and mooring |
| Weight |
1500Kg |
| Dimensions |
3m diameter x 3.4m high |
| Mooring |
Reverse catenary, chain, semi-taught, or false bottom |
| Navigation Light |
IALA standard lamp and automatic multiple bulb changer |
| Electronics |
AXYS WATCHMAN data aquisition and processing system |
| Typical Sensors |
Wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, barometric pressure, wave height, direction and period, compass |
| Other Sensors |
Solar radiation, ocean currents, turbidity, conductivity, radiometer, flurometer, nutrients, etc. |
| Telemetry Options |
GOES, INMARSATC or D+, ARGOS, VHF/UHF, CDMA, GSM, IRIDIUM |
| Power |
Primary batteries, Solar supplemented primary batteries, Fully solar powered |
| Position Conformation |
GPS package indicates whether buoy is on-station |
