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ADMB
Air-Deployed Microbuoy

The Air-Deployed Microbuoy (ADMB) is an in situ buoy sensor that is deployed from uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). It consists of three thermistors that measure sea surface temperature and subsurface water temperature at 1 m and 2 m depths. The UAS retrieves the data as it flies over the buoy using the 900 MHz radio receiver within the ADMB. ADMB samples data at a rate of 1 Hz and has an operational lifetime of around 10 days, depending on the conditions.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Temperature/Humidity
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature
Sea/Ocean/Water Surface, Subsurface - Sea/Ocean/Water
1 Hz
Point
900 MHz
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