An array of five near-surface current measuring buoys has been designed and deployed in the Gulf of Mexico. Each buoy is networked with a central shore station via commercial cellular telephone service. Each buoy employs an electromagnetic water flow sensor (2 meter depth) and a vector-averaging data acquisition system to collect and record near-surface current data. Buffered data are automatically transferred to a shore station on a programmed schedule using the MNP Class 10 high performance data communications protocol. Under user control, the shore station can communicate with individual buoys to modify the data collection and reporting schedule as well as recover archived data. The low-cost, small-profile, solar-powered buoy is deemed "collision survivable" by the manufacturer. The buoy can be deployed from a surface vessel or helicopter.
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机译：已经设计并在墨西哥湾部署了五个近地电流测量浮标阵列。每个浮标通过商业蜂窝电话服务与中央岸站联网。每个浮标均采用电磁水流传感器（2米深）和矢量平均数据采集系统来收集和记录近地表电流数据。使用MNP Class 10高性能数据通信协议，已缓冲的数据将按照计划的时间表自动传输到岸台。在用户的控制下，岸台可以与各个浮标进行通信，以修改数据收集和报告计划以及恢复存档的数据。低成本，小巧的太阳能浮标被制造商视为“可承受碰撞的”。浮标可以从水面舰艇或直升机上展开。
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