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Development, Operation, and
Results From the Texas Automated Buoy System
Leslie C. Bender III, Norman L. Guinasso, Jr., John N. Walpert,
Linwood L. Lee III, Robert D. Martin,
Robert D. Hetland, Steven K. Baum, And Matthew K. Howard
Gulf of Mexico Science, 2007(1), pp. 33-60
Abstract
The Texas Automated Buoy System (TABS) is a coastal network of
moored buoys that report near-real-time observations about currents
and winds along the Texas coast. Established in 1995, the primary
mission of TABS is ocean observations in the service of oil spill
preparedness and response. The state of Texas funded the system
with the intent of improving the data available to oil spill
trajectory modelers. In its 12 years of operation, TABS has proven
its usefulness during realistic oil spill drills and actual spills.
The original capabilities of TABS, i.e., measurement of surface
currents and temperatures, have been extended to the marine surface
layer, the entire water column, and the sea floor. In addition to
observations, a modeling component has been integrated into the
TABS program. The goal is to form the core of a complete ocean
observing system for Texas waters. As the nation embarks on the
development of an integrated ocean observing system, TABS will
continue to be an active participant of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal
Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) regional association and the primary
source of near-surface current measurements in the northwestern
Gulf of Mexico. This article describes the origin of TABS, the
philosophy behind the operation and development of the system, the
resulting modifications to improve the system, the expansion of the
system to include new sensors, the development of TABS forecasting
models and real-time analysis tools, and how TABS has met many of
the societal goals envisioned for GCOOS.
Ocean Sciences Orlando 2008
Poster:
Wave Heights From A 3-M Discus Buoy USM 3M01 Off Mississippi Sound
During Hurricane Katrina
Campbell, L., J. N. Walpert, and N. L. Guinasso, Jr. (2007),
Buoy-based in situ optical early
warning detection system for harmful algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico,
Nova Hedwigia Beiheft 133, 161-170.
Bender and Dimarco ADCP report
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