An autonomous expendable data collection device for remote environmental sensing
- Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (United States)
- Battelle/Marine Sciences Lab., Sequim, WA (United States)
- Ocean Sensors, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)
An Autonomous Expendable Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profiler (AXCTD) for profiling temperature, conductivity, pressure, and other parameters in remote oceanic regions was developed. The AXCTD is a microcomputer-controlled sensor package that can be deployed by unskilled operators from ships or aircraft. The AXCID records two CID profiles (one during descent and another during ascent) and CTD times series while on the bottom and adrift at the surface. Recorded data are transmitted to an ARGOS satellite with ground-positioning capabilities. Successful sea tests of a prototype AXCI7D, completed in 1989, are reported in this paper. The AXCTD can provide ``sea truth`` for remote sensing, perform environmental and military surveillance missions, and acquire time-series and synoptic data for computer models.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 10172841
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-21223; CONF-9206260-1; ON: DE92019430
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1. thematic conference on remote sensing for marine and coastal environments,New Orleans, LA (United States),15-17 Jun 1992; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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