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- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society
- Copyright
- Copyright © American Meteorological Society
- ISSN
- 1520-0477
- DOI
- 10.1175/1520-0477-64.4.391
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Abstract
Three NOAA buoys deployed forecaster s and oceanographers to obtain detailed time series informatio n fro m remote , data-void marin e areas in near real- Thre e air/se a interaction drifting (ASID) buoy s wer e deployed time . These buoys are presenting forecasters with quality, i n the severe winter weather environment of the data-sparse measure d surface marine weather observations impacting Nort h Atlantic Ocean durin g Decembe r 1982. Th e buoy s were thei r forecast areas. For the oceanographer, the ASID buoys obtaine d and deployed through a cooperative effort between ca n provide a rich , low-cost data source allowing on a routin e th e National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration basi s synoptic oceanographic analyses over large ocean areas. (NOAA) Data Buoy Center (NDBC) and the U.S. Navy to ASI D buoy s can be deployed by ship or fro m rear cargo door evaluat e the operational feasibility of these systems for en- CI3 0 and C141 aircraft, demonstratin g a globa l flexibilit y and vironmenta l forecasting purposes. utilit y for operational environmental analyses and forecast Hig h quality environmental data, including barometric functions . Th e buoys
Journal
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society – American Meteorological Society
Published: Apr 1, 1983