158
New York Harbor Observing and Prediction
System (NYHOPS), 117
Nitrate analysis, 47
NOAA DART tsunami detection system, 24
NOAA PMEL Carbon Program, 72
Numerical model implementations, 141–142
O
Observing systems, 130, 131
Observing towers, 68
Ocean data acquisition systems
(ODAS), 70, 138
Ocean general circulation models
(OGCM), 114, 115
Ocean observatories, 3
Ocean observing data, 135, 136
Ocean observing instrument, 86–88
Ocean observing models
computations, 113
hydrodynamic models, 116–118
wave model, 118–120
Ocean observing systems, 3
Ocean Surface Topography Mission, 83
Ocean tides
acoustic gauges, 22–23
bubbler gauges, 21
microwave radar water level sensors, 23
staffs and floaters, 21
Ocean waves
bottom-mounted acoustic instruments, 24
internal waves, 25
observation, surface platforms, 23–24
surface wave, 23
Ocean winds
acoustic anemometers, 27
mechanical anemometer, 26
satellite-borne scatterometers, 27
Ocean-based ocean observing platforms
floating bottom-tethered buoys, 69–72
NDBC buoys, 71
SBE instrument, 72
Oceanic mass transport, 12
Offshore internal wave trains, 25
Operational environmental satellites, 82
Operational satellites travel, 82
Optical sensors, 87
P
Partnerships, 146, 147
Passive autonomous measurement
instrument, 7
Petroleum pollution
chemical and optical analysis, 53–54
definitive analysis, 53
mass spectrometry, 53
seeps and spills, 52
Phase shift key (PSK), 104
Phenol/hypochlorite method, 47
Photosynthesis, 28
Photosynthetic pigments, 59–62
Physicochemical effects, 13
Phytoplankton photosynthetic pigments, 59
Piling, 67
Platform positioning, 105
Platform selection, 137–138
Platform site selection, 138–141
Platinum resistance detector (PRTD), 10
Polarographic (amperometric) oxygen
electrode, 35
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), 53
Power storage, 69
Power transistors, 8
Practical Salinity Scale, 31
Pressure housings, 87
Primitive equations, 114
Princeton Ocean Model (POM), 117
Puerto Rico (PR), 138
Q
Quality assurance (QA), 126–128
Quality control (QC), 126–128
Quantization, 102, 103
Quantum sensors, 29
R
Radiometers, 82
Red tides, 55
Regulatory permitting, 141
Remote Power Module (RPM), 86
Remote sensing and ocean model, 128–130
Remotely operated vehicles (ROV), 76
Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation
Laboratory, o, 82
S
Sacrificial zinc anode, 94
Salinometry, 30
Satellite imagery, 141
Satellite oceanography, 82
Satellite radiometry, 11–12
Satellite spill detection, 54
Index
New York Harbor Observing and Prediction
System (NYHOPS), 117
Nitrate analysis, 47
NOAA DART tsunami detection system, 24
NOAA PMEL Carbon Program, 72
Numerical model implementations, 141–142
O
Observing systems, 130, 131
Observing towers, 68
Ocean data acquisition systems
(ODAS), 70, 138
Ocean general circulation models
(OGCM), 114, 115
Ocean observatories, 3
Ocean observing data, 135, 136
Ocean observing instrument, 86–88
Ocean observing models
computations, 113
hydrodynamic models, 116–118
wave model, 118–120
Ocean observing systems, 3
Ocean Surface Topography Mission, 83
Ocean tides
acoustic gauges, 22–23
bubbler gauges, 21
microwave radar water level sensors, 23
staffs and floaters, 21
Ocean waves
bottom-mounted acoustic instruments, 24
internal waves, 25
observation, surface platforms, 23–24
surface wave, 23
Ocean winds
acoustic anemometers, 27
mechanical anemometer, 26
satellite-borne scatterometers, 27
Ocean-based ocean observing platforms
floating bottom-tethered buoys, 69–72
NDBC buoys, 71
SBE instrument, 72
Oceanic mass transport, 12
Offshore internal wave trains, 25
Operational environmental satellites, 82
Operational satellites travel, 82
Optical sensors, 87
P
Partnerships, 146, 147
Passive autonomous measurement
instrument, 7
Petroleum pollution
chemical and optical analysis, 53–54
definitive analysis, 53
mass spectrometry, 53
seeps and spills, 52
Phase shift key (PSK), 104
Phenol/hypochlorite method, 47
Photosynthesis, 28
Photosynthetic pigments, 59–62
Physicochemical effects, 13
Phytoplankton photosynthetic pigments, 59
Piling, 67
Platform positioning, 105
Platform selection, 137–138
Platform site selection, 138–141
Platinum resistance detector (PRTD), 10
Polarographic (amperometric) oxygen
electrode, 35
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), 53
Power storage, 69
Power transistors, 8
Practical Salinity Scale, 31
Pressure housings, 87
Primitive equations, 114
Princeton Ocean Model (POM), 117
Puerto Rico (PR), 138
Q
Quality assurance (QA), 126–128
Quality control (QC), 126–128
Quantization, 102, 103
Quantum sensors, 29
R
Radiometers, 82
Red tides, 55
Regulatory permitting, 141
Remote Power Module (RPM), 86
Remote sensing and ocean model, 128–130
Remotely operated vehicles (ROV), 76
Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation
Laboratory, o, 82
S
Sacrificial zinc anode, 94
Salinometry, 30
Satellite imagery, 141
Satellite oceanography, 82
Satellite radiometry, 11–12
Satellite spill detection, 54
Index