Intelligent Buoy System (INBUS): Automatic Lifting Observation System for Macrotidal Coastal Waters SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
Intelligent Buoy System (INBUS): Automatic Lifting Observation System for Macrotidal Coastal Waters
Author(s)
Jin, Jae Youll; Do, Jong Dae; Park, Jin Soon; Park, Jun Seok; Lee, Byung Gil; Hong, Sung-Doo; Moon, Sung-Ju; Hwang, Keun Choon; Chang, Yeon S.
KIOST Author(s)
Do, Jong Dae(도종대)Park, Jin Soon(박진순)Park, Jun Seok(박준석)Lee, Byung Gil(이병길)Hwang, Keun Choon(황근춘)Chang, Yeon S.(장연식)
Alternative Author(s)
진재율; 도종대; 박진순; 박준석; 이병길; 황근춘; 장연식
Publication Year
2021-08-20
Abstract
The west coast of South Korea is characterized by a wide macrotidal area with a maximum tidal range of ∼10 m. The sea surface elevation varies with the tidal phase, which leads to significant changes in the vertical structure of the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the water column, especially when the interaction by waves and/or the freshwater and sediment input from the river increases. Under such conditions, it is difficult to carry out continuous and consistent measurements of the vertical structures of the water qualities using a conventional observation system that is fixed to the seabed or sea surface because the thickness of the water column constantly changes. Based on the demand for long-term observations of the vertical structures of the water properties in macrotidal environments, the Intelligent Buoy System (INBUS) was developed by the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST). INBUS is a buoy equipped with an instrument frame, which is similar to other buoys that are fixed to the sea surface. During every measurement, INBUS detects the water depth and sends the frame down to the seabed to measure the water quality at every vertical level set up in the system. For example, if N levels are set in INBUS, the water depth of each measurement is divided by N layers and the instruments in the lifting frame measure the water properties of each of the N layers while they are descending to the bottom. Based on this procedure, the vertical structure of the water column is consistently measured in N layers regardless of changes of the water depth due to tides and waves. The lifting and measuring process is automatically controlled by INBUS once it is set up in the system. In addition, because INBUS allows bidirectional communication through code division multiple access (CDMA), the system can be controlled by stations on land. If the CDMA communication becomes inoperable owing to extreme wave conditions or the buoy is lost because of incidents such as a collision with a ship, the location of INBUS can be tracked by low-earth-orbit satellites.
ISSN
2296-7745
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/41601
DOI
10.3389/fmars.2021.668673
Bibliographic Citation
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, v.8, 2021
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A.
Subject
EROSION; WAVES; BEACH
Keywords
observation system; automatic lifting; buoy; macrotidal; acoustic instrument
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article
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