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  • Oceanography
  • Marine Technology
  • Remote Sensing

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  • Continuous marine monitoring is crucial for ocean research.
  • Existing monitoring systems often lack high spatial and temporal resolution or are cost-prohibitive.
  • There is a growing demand for comprehensive sea state data, particularly in nearshore environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a low-cost, multi-parameter miniature wave buoy for enhanced marine monitoring.
  • To assess the buoy's accuracy in measuring sea surface parameters like wind, waves, and current.
  • To evaluate the buoy's potential for forming observation arrays for high-resolution data acquisition.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a miniature wave buoy capable of measuring water surface slope.
  • Laboratory testing in a water tank to determine measurement accuracy and frequency response.
  • Field data analysis to establish relationships between buoy measurements (e.g., low-pass-filtered mean square slope) and wind speed (U10), incorporating wave age.
  • Utilizing 2D slope component distribution to determine wind direction.

Main Results:

  • The buoy achieved a relative error of approximately 5.6% for water surface slope angles under 15°.
  • Accurate slope spectrum measurements were obtained for frequencies between 0.1 and 1.0 Hz, comparable to wave gauges.
  • A strong correlation (r² = 0.75) was found between wind speed (U10) and low-pass-filtered mean square slope (LPMSS).
  • Incorporating wave age improved wind speed inversion accuracy, reducing RMSE to 1.15 m/s and BIAS to 0.02 m/s.
  • Wind direction detection using buoy-measured slope components yielded an RMSE of 23.7°.
  • Spectral tail slope steepened with increasing wind speed at lower wind speeds (<7 m/s).

Conclusions:

  • The miniature wave buoy is a viable, low-cost solution for obtaining high-resolution sea surface parameters.
  • The buoy demonstrates good performance in measuring wave characteristics and facilitating wind speed and direction estimation.
  • This technology offers a complementary role in meeting the increasing demand for sea state monitoring, especially in nearshore oceans.