Survey of Meteorological Remote Sensors

Technical memorandum: Jul 1970 - May 1971PDFTech ReportDOT-TSC-USCG-71-01PB-204 793R1004/CG04Remote sensingBuoysWeatherMeteorologySurveysUnited StatesUnited States. Coast GuardBarrington, Alfred E.John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)United States. Coast GuardNTL-MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION-MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATIONNTL-MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION-U.S. Coast GuardNTL-MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION-Marine Planning and PolicyVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterThe preliminary results of a survey are presented which identify techniques for determining meteorological data by remote sensing, applicable to automatic data buoy platforms. Both passive and active techniques are reviewed with emphasis on the former, in view of their more advanced development status. The principal references listed in the bibliography section of the memorandum indicate that experimental data to date have been obtained using only stable instrument platforms in a clean environment. Operation on unstable instrument platforms in the severe ocean environment requires further study