What are marine buoy?

Ocean buoy is an automatic meteorological observation station for marine hydrology and water quality, which is mainly composed of observation buoys anchored at sea.it can collect meteorological and hydrological data for marine scientific research, offshore oil (gas) development, port construction and national defense construction for a long time and continuously as required by regulations, especially the data of severe weather and sea conditions that are difficult to be collected by survey ships.

Introduction to the mooring buoy

The data observed by coastal and island observation stations can only reflect the conditions in the offshore and adjacent waters, and have no effect on ocean navigation.ocean buoys could solve this problem.ocean buoy is an unmanned automatic ocean observation station, which is fixed in the designated sea area and fluctuates with the waves, just like the navigation marks on both sides of the channel.although it is not visible in the sea, it is quite effective and can be carried out in any adverse environment for a long time.continuous.work around the clock to regularly measure and report a variety of hydrological water meteorological elements daily.

Function of navigation buoys

The sea is an unpredictable place: Sometimes the sun is shining, sometimes the level is like a mirror;sometimes the waves are violent and roar like thunder.to understand its temper, oceanographic stations have been set up along the coast and on islands to measure wave heights.ocean currents.sst.the water level.the wind speed.the hydrological and meteorological elements, such as pressure, will bring more convenience for people to master these data.for example, knowing the area of high winds and high waves can be avoided when sailing, so as to avoid the tragedy of shipwrecks.when you know where the current is going, sail as smoothly as possible to save time and energy.knowing that the tide is abnormally high, we can timely prepare for emergencies and try to minimize the loss in the event of disasters.in addition, the information obtained by the ocean observatory is also essential for marine engineering construction and marine science research.

Composition of navigation buoys and markers

Generally speaking, ocean monitoring buoys are mainly composed of floating bodies, masts, anchors and weight distribution, and functional modules are mainly composed of power supply, communication control and sensors.the floating mast is mainly used for carrying solar panels, weather sensors and communication interruption, etc.the underwater part is equipped with hydrologic water quality sensors, which measure hydrology (wave, retention, temperature and salt depth, etc.) and water quality (chlorophyll, algae, cod, and concentration of related substances dissolved in seawater).the signal generated by each sensor is processed automatically by the instrument. It is sent out regularly by the transmitter and processed by the ground receiving station.some buoys are built far from land and send signals to satellites, which send them to ground stations.

Most ocean buoys are powered by batteries.however, as the ocean buoy is far away from land, it is not convenient to change the battery. Many ocean buoys are equipped with solar energy storage equipment.