The Special Buoye Systems
The EMB-30 environmental wind power monitoring buoy was originally developed as a surface following buoy for research on surface fluxes. As accurate measurements from ships can be difficult and require a number of assumptions regarding the atmospheric structure. The buoy incorporated mean meteorological data acquisition, Spectral wind analysis, data telemetry via Argos, Meteosat and VHF and buoy motion measurements.
NOMAD Buoy
An Environment Canada NOMAD buoy instrumented with a GILL HS Sonic anemometer for wind stress measurements during the SWS-2 experiment on the Grand banks. This was also the first use of an ORBCOMM satellite transmitter real time data recovery.
Directional Waverider
Used in studies to determine the influence of the sea state on the mean wind stress to wind speed relationship.
Calibration Facilities
Grant W38 Calibration bath
Sensors used by the SOC Met team are maintained and calibrated at SOC for reliable results. To ensure complete records and the ability to compare calibrations, all sensors are registering into a dedicated database. During temperature sensor calibrations the bath is controlled by a PC and the final results are automatically entered into the database.
Pyrgeometer Blackbody
A blackbody has been developed to assist in the calibration longwave pyrgeometers. The blackbody is mounted in an insulated bath and vigorously stirred by an underwater pump. A cooler is used to vary the temperature during calibration runs.
Humidity Chamber
A Thunder series 2500 benchtop humidity chamber, used to evaluate the SOC designed psychrometers and to study and estimate the effects of contaminated wicks.
