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http://dx.doi.org/10.4217/OPR.2011.33.3.359

A Study for Improving the KORDI Buoy System in Comparison with TRITON Buoys in the Tropical Pacific Ocean  

Kim, Dong-Guk (Climate Change & Coastal Disaster Reserach Department, KORDI)
Jeon, Dong-Chull (Climate Change & Coastal Disaster Reserach Department, KORDI)
Kim, Eung (Climate Change & Coastal Disaster Reserach Department, KORDI)
Hwang, Keun-Choon (Oceanographic Measurement & Instrument Calibration Service Center, KORDI)
Hwang, Sang-Chul (Climate Change & Coastal Disaster Reserach Department, KORDI)
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Ocean and Polar Research / v.33, no.spc3, 2011 , pp. 359-369 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study documents KORDI's experience of successfully deploying a deep ocean buoy for monitoring oceanic and atmospheric variabilities in the tropical western Pacific Ocea nsince May 2010. The primary focus of this study was to compare TRITON (big and old type) with m-TRITON (smaller and new type) buoys within the JAMSTEC's buoy management system. The objective of operating a KORDI buoy is to ascertain oceanic variability in the tropical western Pacific. We adopted a slack-line mooring type to observe water temperatures at six layers from surface to 400 m depth. However, we could not acquire satisfactory results due to lack of expertise in buoy management system. A new KORDI buoy has been developing, which has been modified from both buoys, and ARGOS-3 satellite system and a slack-type mooring line.
Keywords
oceanic and atmospheric variabilities; TRITON buoy; KORDI buoy; ARGOS-3 satellite system; slack-line mooring;
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