Meteorological Buoy Sensor Workshop, Solomons, Maryland, April 19-21, 2006: workshop proceedings

摘要

The co-organized Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) and National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)udWorkshop "Meteorological Buoy Sensors Workshop" convened in Solomons, Maryland, April 19udto 21,2006, sponsored by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)udChesapeake Bay Laboratory (CBL), an ACT partner institution. Participants from various sectorsudincluding resource managers and industry representatives collaborated to focus on technologies andudsensors that measure the near surface variables of wind speed and direction, barometric pressure,udhumidity and air temperature. The vendor list was accordingly targeted at companies that producedudthese types of sensors. The managers represented a cross section of federal, regional and academicudmarine observing interests from around the country. Workshop discussions focused on the challengesudassociated with making marine meteorological observations in general and problems that wereudspecific to a particular variable. Discussions also explored methods to mitigate these challengesudthrough the adoption of best practices, improved technologies and increased standardization. Someudof the key workshop outcomes and recommendations included:ud0cean.US should establish a committee devoted to observations. The committee wouldudhave a key role in developing observing standards.udThe community should adopt the target cost, reliability and performance standards draftedudfor a typical meteorological package to be used by a regional observing system.udA forum should be established to allow users and manufacturers to share best practicesudfor the employment of marine meteorological sensors. The ACT website would host theudforum.udFederal activities that evaluate meteorological sensors should make their results publiclyudavailable.udACT should extend their evaluation process to include meteorological sensors.udA follow on workshop should be conducted that covers the observing of meteorologicaludvariables not addressed by this workshop. (pdf contains 18 pages)