Wave-powered ocean profiler

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1995-10-17

1997-07-01

Chilcot, Richard

Measuring and testing

Oceanology

7317031, G01W 100

Patent

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056440774

ABSTRACT:
An ocean profiler that utilizes ocean wave energy to provide power for repeated ascent and descent of an oceanographic instrument. In one embodiment the instrument assembly is provided with either positive or negative buoyancy such that the instrument can traverse one half of the travel cycle rapidly utilizing the buoyancy force. Utilizing wave power for instrument traversing greatly reduces the power requirement of the apparatus allowing extended unattended operation.

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patent: 3935592 (1976-01-01), Dahlen et al.
patent: 4215572 (1980-08-01), Spiess

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