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| General |
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The METOCEAN SVP Drifting buoy is designed for unattended operation in the oceans of the world. It consists of a package containing sensors to acquire meteorological and oceanographic data, a battery power source, and a satellite transmitter which relays the data through either the ARGOS or the Iridium satellite system.
The current configuration of the METOCEAN SVP complies with the requirements of the DBCP Publication DBCP No.4: WOCE Surface Velocity Program Barometer Drifter construction Manual (revision 1). The standard SVP is equipped with at least two sensors: sea surface temperature and hull submergence. The SVP's holey sock drogue is centered at 15 meters and it is sized to provide a drag ratio (drogue frontal area to that of all other submerged frontal areas) in excess of 40:1.
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Additional sensors can be added to the SVP. The optional sensors available are as follows: Sea Surface Temperature (SST), Barometric Pressure (BP), Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Salinity, Conductivity and GPS. Please contact a METOCEAN Sales Agent regarding requests for additional sensors not listed above. Custom options are available.
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| Shipping |
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| METOCEAN WOCE buoys are shipped either one or two to a box. The shipping container, depending on the customer’s requirements, can be either a cardboard box or a wooden crate.
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| Deployment |
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| METOCEAN WOCE buoys can be either ship or air launched. The cardboard shipping carton is mounted on a pallet for shipping and this pallet is removed for deployment from the ship. METOCEAN’s buoy is now configured for automatic deployment upon entering the water. When deployed by air, a wooden deployment box and a 8.5 m (28 ft.) diameter parachute are used with a maximum allowable deployment air speed of 288 km/hr (150 knots). All activation functions are automatic on deployment.
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