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Design of an automatic multiple launcher for expendable probes
1CNR-IAMC Section of Messina, Messina, Italy
2ENEA-CRAM, S. Teresa, Pozzuolo di Lerici, Italy
Abstract. A main goal of a ships of opportunity program is the provision of near real time temperature profiles. The use of expandable probes allows the reduction of costs, in comparison to usual scientific cruises. A major cost effectiveness can be achieved by using an automated multiple launcher, that can be used with a minimum personnel effort. A multiple launcher, developed in the framework of the Mediterranean Forecasting System – Toward Environmental Prediction, allows to collect eight temperature profiles, with a sampling strategy that can be monitored automatically by means of a software. The data acquisition system is controlled internally in all functionalities, and data can be transmitted by GSM or satellite telephone systems.
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Citation: Zappalà, G., Reseghetti, F., and Manzella, G. M. R.: Design of an automatic multiple launcher for expendable probes, Ocean Sci. Discuss., 3, 997-1009, doi:10.5194/osd-3-997-2006, 2006. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
