What is a DART buoy?
DART systems consist of an anchored seafloor bottom pressure recorder and a companion moored surface buoy for real-time communications (Gonzalez et.al, 1998). An acoustic link transmits data from the recorder on the seafloor to the surface buoy. The data are then relayed via a GOES satellite link to ground stations (Milburn, et al., 1996), which send the data streams to NOAA’s Tsunami Warning Centers, the National Data Buoy Center, and the Pacific Marine and Environmental Laboratory. Additional information on the DART systems can be found at http://nctr.pmel.noaa.
DART systems consist of an anchored seafloor bottom pressure recorder and a companion moored surface buoy for real-time communications (Gonzalez et.al, 1998). An acoustic link transmits data from the recorder on the seafloor to the surface buoy. The data are then relayed via a GOES satellite link to ground stations (Milburn, et al., 1996), which send the data streams to NOAA’s Tsunami Warning Centers, the National Data Buoy Center, and the Pacific Marine and Environmental Laboratory.
