The M3A system in the Adriatic Sea (E2-M3A)
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The southern Adriatic Buoy was realised within the framework of the national project BOMA financed by Italian Ministry of University, Research, Science and Technology.
Within this project the buoy operated between February and June 2004 in the Southern Adriatic Sea, recording and transmitting meteo data so as surface temperature and salinity in NRT. Within the project MFSTEP the mooring is upgraded with oceanographic measurements within the first 200m of the water column and deployed for the TOP period on September 2004 at the E2-M3A site latitude 41°16.59’ N and longitude 17° 39.89’E.
E2-M3A consists of the following major subsystems:
* hull and superstructure
* mooring system
* data acquisition and control system
* telemetry system
* power system
* payload (sensors)
* auxiliary equipment
* man-machine interface
The buoy weights approximately 9080 kg empty and approximately 13600 kg when ballasted for deployment.
The design environment is as follows:
| Wind speed |
100-120 knots |
| Surface current |
7.7 knots |
| Wave height |
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| Not breaking |
unlimited |
| Vigorously breaking |
9 meters |
More information about the characteristics of the M3A can be found in the technical documentation |
The main characteristics of the E2-M3A system are the following:
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E2- M3A CONFIGURATION
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Param/Depth
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DRYT
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WSPD
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WDIR
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ATMS
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RELH
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CNDC
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TEMP
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PRES
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OSAT
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TUR6
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FLU2
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LGH1
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SVEL
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NTRA
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PSAL
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meteo
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50m
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75m
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200m
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MFSTEP
● Buoy Measurements ● Buoy Measurements
● Mooring Instruments ◙ boma
measurements
