SailBuoy Ocean Currents: Low-Cost Upper-Layer Ocean Current Measurements

This study introduces an alternative to the existing methods for measuring ocean currents based on a recently developed technology. The SailBuoy is an unmanned surface vehicle powered by wind and solar panels that can navigate autonomously to predefined waypoints and record velocity profiles using a...

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Main Authors: Nellie Wullenweber, Lars R. Hole, Peygham Ghaffari, Inger Graves, Harald Tholo, Lionel Camus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/15/5553