Field Test of an Autonomous Observing System Prototype for Measuring Oceanographic Parameters from Ships
A prototype of an autonomous system for the retrieval of oceanographic, wave, and meteorologic data was installed and tested in May 2021 on a Portuguese research vessel navigating on the Atlantic Ocean. The system was designed to be installed in fishing vessels that could operate as a distributed ne...
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| author | Fernando P. Santos Teresa L. Rosa Miguel A. Hinostroza Roberto Vettor A. Miguel Piecho-Santos C. Guedes Soares |
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| description | A prototype of an autonomous system for the retrieval of oceanographic, wave, and meteorologic data was installed and tested in May 2021 on a Portuguese research vessel navigating on the Atlantic Ocean. The system was designed to be installed in fishing vessels that could operate as a distributed network of ocean data collection. It consists of an automatic weather station, a ferrybox with a water pumping system, an inertial measurement unit, a GNSS unit, an onboard desktop computer, and a wave estimator algorithm for wave spectra estimation. Among several parameters collected by this system’s sensors are the air temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, sea water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity, chlorophyll-a, roll, pitch, heave, true heading, and geolocation of the ship. This paper’s objectives are the following: (1) describe the autonomous prototype; and (2) present the data obtained during a full-scale trial; (3) discuss the results, advantages, and limitations of the system and future developments. Meteorologic measurements were validated by a second weather station onboard. The estimated wave parameters and wave spectra showed good agreement with forecasted data from the Copernicus database. The results are promising, and the system can be a cost-effective solution for voluntary observing ships. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d943a1f162d4a09a7f6b034f9353e632024-03-27T13:58:29ZengMDPI AGOceans2673-19242024-03-015112714910.3390/oceans5010008Field Test of an Autonomous Observing System Prototype for Measuring Oceanographic Parameters from ShipsFernando P. Santos0Teresa L. Rosa1Miguel A. Hinostroza2Roberto Vettor3A. Miguel Piecho-Santos4C. Guedes Soares5Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalCentre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalCentre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalCentre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalPortuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), 1495-165 Lisbon, PortugalCentre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalA prototype of an autonomous system for the retrieval of oceanographic, wave, and meteorologic data was installed and tested in May 2021 on a Portuguese research vessel navigating on the Atlantic Ocean. The system was designed to be installed in fishing vessels that could operate as a distributed network of ocean data collection. It consists of an automatic weather station, a ferrybox with a water pumping system, an inertial measurement unit, a GNSS unit, an onboard desktop computer, and a wave estimator algorithm for wave spectra estimation. Among several parameters collected by this system’s sensors are the air temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, sea water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity, chlorophyll-a, roll, pitch, heave, true heading, and geolocation of the ship. This paper’s objectives are the following: (1) describe the autonomous prototype; and (2) present the data obtained during a full-scale trial; (3) discuss the results, advantages, and limitations of the system and future developments. Meteorologic measurements were validated by a second weather station onboard. The estimated wave parameters and wave spectra showed good agreement with forecasted data from the Copernicus database. The results are promising, and the system can be a cost-effective solution for voluntary observing ships.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1924/5/1/8autonomous observing system (AOS)in situ monitoringocean datavessels of opportunity (VOO) |
| spellingShingle | Fernando P. Santos Teresa L. Rosa Miguel A. Hinostroza Roberto Vettor A. Miguel Piecho-Santos C. Guedes Soares Field Test of an Autonomous Observing System Prototype for Measuring Oceanographic Parameters from Ships Oceans autonomous observing system (AOS) in situ monitoring ocean data vessels of opportunity (VOO) |
| title | Field Test of an Autonomous Observing System Prototype for Measuring Oceanographic Parameters from Ships |
| title_full | Field Test of an Autonomous Observing System Prototype for Measuring Oceanographic Parameters from Ships |
| title_fullStr | Field Test of an Autonomous Observing System Prototype for Measuring Oceanographic Parameters from Ships |
| title_full_unstemmed | Field Test of an Autonomous Observing System Prototype for Measuring Oceanographic Parameters from Ships |
| title_short | Field Test of an Autonomous Observing System Prototype for Measuring Oceanographic Parameters from Ships |
| title_sort | field test of an autonomous observing system prototype for measuring oceanographic parameters from ships |
| topic | autonomous observing system (AOS) in situ monitoring ocean data vessels of opportunity (VOO) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1924/5/1/8 |
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