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June 28th 06, 11:10 PM
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(slightly OT) Wave Height Sensors
Everyone -
What's the commonest way of measuring wave height electronically (apart from satellite) for the likes of ships, oil rigs and harbourmasters? A friend of mine needs to measure wave height / sea height from the side of a harbour and use the output (RS232 / RS485 over radio modem) to control the lighting on the side of a building! Names of suppliers would be much appreciated... Google hasn't been my friend really with this so I'm posting here for ideas.... any yachtsmen or merchant seamen in here? Cheers - Les -- Les Crossan, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear 54.95N 1.5W Home of the Wallsend StormCam and the Backup USW FAQ - www.uksevereweather.org.uk |
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June 28th 06, 11:52 PM
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(slightly OT) Wave Height Sensors
In message , Les
Crossan writes Everyone - What's the commonest way of measuring wave height electronically (apart from satellite) for the likes of ships, oil rigs and harbourmasters? A friend of mine needs to measure wave height / sea height from the side of a harbour and use the output (RS232 / RS485 over radio modem) to control the lighting on the side of a building! Names of suppliers would be much appreciated... Google hasn't been my friend really with this so I'm posting here for ideas.... any yachtsmen or merchant seamen in here? Cheers - Les Les, Some suggestions (can't guarantee that all are still manufactured): Waverider buoy manufactured by Datawell b.v in The Netherlands. Downward-looking radar manufactured by Marex. Laser system manufactured by EMI. Baylor wave staff. A moored floating buoy fitted with an accelerometer (e.g. the Waverider) is the most commonly used system, but the mooring can be quite expensive. The others I have listed require a structure (e.g. an oil platform) on which they can be mounted. A harbour wall might do. Norman. (delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail) -- Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l. England |
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June 29th 06, 09:29 AM
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(slightly OT) Wave Height Sensors
Thanks Norman - enough to be getting on by...
les Norman Lynagh wrote: In message , Les Crossan writes Everyone - What's the commonest way of measuring wave height electronically (apart from satellite) for the likes of ships, oil rigs and harbourmasters? A friend of mine needs to measure wave height / sea height from the side of a harbour and use the output (RS232 / RS485 over radio modem) to control the lighting on the side of a building! -- Les Crossan, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear 54.95N 1.5W Home of the Wallsend StormCam and the Backup USW FAQ - www.uksevereweather.org.uk |
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