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
More Information
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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METOCEAN DATA SYSTEMS LTD., Buoy, weather observing, between 1980–1989, Artifact no. 1990.0017, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0017.001/
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