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Title: Design, construction, and initial operation of the BNL-coastal transport and diffusion, Air/Sea Interaction research buoy. Data report

Abstract

Design features of the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Air/Sea Interaction (A/S-I) buoy are described, and construction, testing, and deployment experiences are related. This two-attitude buoy is similar to the MIT/Navy buoy which it replaces, but it accommodates more instruments and can be towed through shallower water. The BNL A/S-I buoy can be broken down into two, three, or four sections to facilitate overland transport. Compressed air is stored aboard and the controls for deploying, trimming, and recovering the buoy are centralized on the superstructure and are perpetually above water level. The ballast control plumbing is entirely within the hull for maximum protection. The buoy also has a propane storage and distribution system and a 40-watt thermoelectric generator for powering instruments. Two buoys were built and tested in 1978, and one buoy was deployed in 1979 and is in operation off the south coast of Long Island.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5411085
Report Number(s):
BNL-51111
DOE Contract Number:  
EY-76-C-02-0016
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; BUOYS; DESIGN; CONSTRUCTION; METEOROLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE OPERATIONS; 520100* - Environment, Aquatic- Basic Studies- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Huszagh, D, Ripperger, W, and Fink, S. Design, construction, and initial operation of the BNL-coastal transport and diffusion, Air/Sea Interaction research buoy. Data report. United States: N. p., 1979. Web. doi:10.2172/5411085.
Huszagh, D, Ripperger, W, & Fink, S. Design, construction, and initial operation of the BNL-coastal transport and diffusion, Air/Sea Interaction research buoy. Data report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5411085
Huszagh, D, Ripperger, W, and Fink, S. 1979. "Design, construction, and initial operation of the BNL-coastal transport and diffusion, Air/Sea Interaction research buoy. Data report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5411085. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5411085.
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title = {Design, construction, and initial operation of the BNL-coastal transport and diffusion, Air/Sea Interaction research buoy. Data report},
author = {Huszagh, D and Ripperger, W and Fink, S},
abstractNote = {Design features of the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Air/Sea Interaction (A/S-I) buoy are described, and construction, testing, and deployment experiences are related. This two-attitude buoy is similar to the MIT/Navy buoy which it replaces, but it accommodates more instruments and can be towed through shallower water. The BNL A/S-I buoy can be broken down into two, three, or four sections to facilitate overland transport. Compressed air is stored aboard and the controls for deploying, trimming, and recovering the buoy are centralized on the superstructure and are perpetually above water level. The ballast control plumbing is entirely within the hull for maximum protection. The buoy also has a propane storage and distribution system and a 40-watt thermoelectric generator for powering instruments. Two buoys were built and tested in 1978, and one buoy was deployed in 1979 and is in operation off the south coast of Long Island.},
doi = {10.2172/5411085},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5411085}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979},
month = {Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979}
}