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ADMB
Air-Deployed Microbuoy

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