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NOMAD buoys being loaded onto Roger Revelle at port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

NOMAD buoys being loaded onto Roger Revelle at port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
NOMAD buoys being loaded onto Roger Revelle at port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
NOMAD buoys being loaded onto Roger Revelle at port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Kemp, John
NOMAD buoys being loaded onto Roger Revelle at port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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01/24/2011
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The ITOP (Impact Of Typhoons on the Pacific) project goals include increasing understanding of the effect the passing of a cyclone has on the underlying ocean including, but not limited to, impacts on air-sea fluxes, the "cold wake" phenomenon, and wave generation. The EASI (Extreme Air Sea Interaction) and ASIS (Air Sea Interaction Spar) buoys and instruments mounted on their moorings measure a variety of meteorological and oceanographic parameters related to this goal including, Wind speed and direction, two dimensional wave spectra, carbon dioxide and water vapor levels, air and sea temperature, etc. The EASI buoy in particular is designed with redundant measurement systems to maximize the probability of sensor and recording system survival in extreme wind and wave conditions....
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At the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, workers prepare to bring two yellow NOMAD buoys aboard the R/V Roger Revelle in July, 2010. The buoys were too large to be trucked by road, so a tug and barge brought them from the staging warehouse to the ship. The NOMAD is a boat-shaped buoy designed to operate in high seas, high latitudes, and deep water. WHOI s Mooring Operations Group deployed the buoys as part of the ITOP (Impact of Typhoons on the Pacific) project to understand how cyclones affect the ocean. Each NOMAD carries instruments that measure wind speed and direction, currents, waves, temperature, and other aspects of the air and water. The WHOI team will return to Taiwan at the end of February to recover the buoys.
Photo by John Kemp
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