Casing for Wave Rider buoy

Moored data buoy for measuring meteorological conditions, wave height and period, current speed and direction, water temperature, water salinity, water turbidity. With on-board solar power source and transmitter for real-time monitoring. This is a long duration wave-measuring buoy. It can stay in the ocean for about one year. It floats on the surface gathering and transmitting information on wave conditions.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5141
Collection: Oceanography
Type: Casing for wave rider buoy
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Aanderaa Instruments, Bergen, Norway; Datawell b.v., The Netherlands
Places: London
People: Datawell b.v., The Netherlands
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 1040 x 730 cm
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