Wave Buoy Survey
David L. Porter, P.I. Phone: 443-778-4230
Frank Monaldo, Webmaster Phone: 443-778-8648

The Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory
11100 Johns Hopkins Rd.
Laurel, MD 20723 USA
Wave Buoys for Littoral Observation (Page currently under construction.)

Manufacturer
Model
Weight
Diameter
Communication
Battery Life
Wave Outputs
 
 
(kg)
(m)
Footnote 1
(months)
Footnote 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AXYS
TRIAXYS
197
0.9
V,I,A,O
Solar
S,T,D
 
TRIAXYS Waves/Currents
197
0.9
V,I,A,O
Solar
S,T,D
 
TRIAXYS-Mini
60
0.6
V,I,A,O
Solar
S,T,D
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Datawell
Directional Waverider
225
0.9
H,A,O
36
S,T,D
 
MK III
105
0.7
H,A,O
12
S,T,D
 
DWR-G4
17
0.4
H,A,O
0.5
S,T,D
 
DWR-G
95
0.7
H,A,O
8
S,T,D
 
DWR-G
225
0.9
H,A,O
20
S,T,D
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PSI
Wave Sentry
27
0.75
H,I
1
S,T,D
If you have any comments or experiences about these systems you would like to share and see posted here please e-mail Dr. David L. Porter.

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Footnote 1 Footnote 2
H=HF (2-30 MHz) S=Significant wave height
V=VHF (124-170 MHz)          T=Time of dominant/Average wave period
I=Iridium D=Dominant/average wave direciton
A=Argos  
O=Orbcomm  

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