EASI: An Air–Sea Interaction Buoy for High Winds

This paper describes the new Extreme AirSea Interaction (EASI) buoy designed to measure direct airsea fluxes, as well as mean properties of the lower atmosphere, upper ocean, and surface waves in high wind and wave conditions. The design of the buoy and its associated deep-water mooring are discusse...

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Published inJournal of atmospheric and oceanic technology Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1397 - 1409
Main Authors Drennan, WM, Graber, H C, Collins, CO III, Herrera, A, Potter, H, Ramos, R J, Williams, N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston American Meteorological Society 01.06.2014
Subjects
Atmospheric sciences
Atmospherics
Buoys
Fluxes
Lower atmosphere
Marine
Mooring
Oceanography
Oceans
Surface waves
Typhoons
Wind
Taiwan
ISEW, Taiwan
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Summary:This paper describes the new Extreme AirSea Interaction (EASI) buoy designed to measure direct airsea fluxes, as well as mean properties of the lower atmosphere, upper ocean, and surface waves in high wind and wave conditions. The design of the buoy and its associated deep-water mooring are discussed. The performance of EASI during its 2010 deployment off Taiwan, where three typhoons were encountered, is summarized.
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ISSN:0739-0572
1520-0426
DOI:10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00201.1