Buoy, weather observing

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OBJECT TYPE
FREE FLOATING
DATE
1980–1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1990.0017.001
MANUFACTURER
METOCEAN DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
MODEL
ARGUS
LOCATION
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
7147
Part Number
1
Total Parts
4
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL ALLOY/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ RUBBER GASKET.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
270.0 cm
Width
67.0 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
36.3
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Space Technology
Category
Earth observation
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
METOCEAN
Country
Canada
State/Province
Nova Scotia
City
Dartmouth

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
British Columbia
Period
1980'S
Canada
AN APPLICATION OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY TO A SPECIFIC FORM OF EARTH OBSERVATION OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO CANADIANS - WEATHER FORECASTING & CLIMATE STUDIES. AS WELL AS PROVIDING FAMILIAR IMAGES OF WEATHERSYSTEMS, SATELLITES ARE USED TO RELAY SEA LEVEL METEOROLOGICAL DATA FROM REMOTEPLATFORMS FAR OUT TO SEA.
Function
BUOY WAS DROPPED FROM SHIP INTO OCEAN & LEFT TO DRIFT TO SHORE. IT WAS EQUIPPED TO SENSE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE & AIR TEMPERATURE & TO TRANSMIT THIS DATA VIA SATELLITE EVERY 90 SECONDS TO PACIFIC WEATHER CENTRE TO ASSIST IN FORECASTING. ONCE ASHORE, IT WAS REFITTED & SENT OUT AGAIN.
Technical
BUOYS BEARING METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT REPLACED WEATHER SHIPS IN GATHERING OF SEA LEVEL METEOROLOGICAL DATA. LARGE BUOYS MOORED OFF B.C. AT THE 200 MILE LIMIT TRANSMITTED VIA GOES SATELLITES WHILE SMALLER FREE FLOATING BUOYS SUCH AS THIS ONE RELAYED DATA VIA ARGOS (TIROS) SATELLITES. LATTER WERE REPLACED BY SMALLER, LESS COSTLY VERSIONS THAT COULD BE DROPPED FROM AN AIRCRAFT.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
METALLIC DECAL READING IN BLACK 'METOCEAN/ Data Systems Limited/ Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada/ (902) 465-3529 TLX 019-31564'/ BLACK LETTERING ON BODY READING '7147' & 'PROPERTY OF/ ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICES/ VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA/ TELEPHONE 604-666-0590'/.2 LETTERING IN BLACK MARKER READING '7147'.
Missing
DROGUE WHICH SERVED TO RETARD DRIFT RATE.
Finish
.1 BUOY PAINTED YELLOW ABOVE WATERLINE WITH REMNANTS OF RED PAINT BELOW/.2 PAINTED YELLOW WITH MAST TIP PAINTED WHITE/ RED RUBBER/ WHITE SYNTHETIC/ BLACK PAINTED PARTS.
Decoration
N/A

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