Application Background
Natural disasters such as tsunamis often occur without warning to people living on or close to the coastline.
In such circumstances, personal injury and death may occur. Any early warning of an approaching tsunami is very important. Wave height sensors can be installed on or under buoys to measure wave activity to determine tsunami events.
Often there will be a central authority which maintains a 24/7 tsunami warning centre on an ocean by ocean basis, so staff at that central authority can have knowledge of an approaching tsunami.
Application Detail
Unidata equipment, primarily Neon Remote Loggers, can be set up with cell phone or satellite internet connections to provide monitoring of wave activity and the real time / near real time transmission of that activity to a central tsunami warning centre for example the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) in Hawaii.
Wave activity is measured at ocean / coastal buoys, with a submersible sensor typically at 2 meters below the surface of the water. An example is a submersible Druck PI sensor / PTX 1560.
The data collection rate is high, typically 10 times per second (10Hz) and a continuous data stream is sent from the measurement station to a central system, which analyses the spectral components of the depth / period of waves similar to the way seismic data is analysed. This data stream is commonly then sent to one of the ocean wide tsunami warning centres.
The measurement of the wave height is relatively straightforward, however it is challenging to collect this sensor data and also transmit the data out at 10Hz on a continual basis. A high capacity / high speed data logger or RTU is needed. A reasonably high bandwidth link, which is an always available channel, is needed. For close to shore buoys, a 3G cell based system could be used. For ocean buoys, an equatorial satellite system is needed.
Options for Application Specific Instruments / Inputs | Unidata Part Number | Description |
Wave Monitoring Systems | Custom Part | As per customer requirements |
Options for Neon Telemetry - NRL / NRT / RTU / Field Units | Unidata Part Number | Description |
Industrial (Metal Enc) Neon Remote Logger 16 Channels | 3016 | Options Available: 3G/4G Cellular, Ethernet, Inmarsat, Iridium SBD and LoRa |
Industrial (Metal Enc) Neon Remote Logger 8 Channels | 3008 | Options Available: 3G/4G Cellular, Ethernet, Inmarsat, Iridium SBD and LoRa |
Industrial (Metal Enc) Neon Remote Logger 4 Channels | 3004/3006 | Options Available: 3G/4G Cellular, Iridium SBD and LoRa |
Neon Remote Logger (Polycarbonate Enc) 4 Channels M Series | 3004M/3006M | Options Available: 3G/4G Cellular, Microsatellite, Iridium SBD and LoRa |
Equatorial Orbit Satellite - Inmarsat | 2018F-AB0-1 or 3 | NRT Ethernet with single or triple Ethernet Ports with three Li Batteries |
NRT Field Termination Strip | 2103F | 2018F and 2022 NRT FTS |
NRT Firmware Option | 2303A-8M | 8M Extended Memory Option |
NRT Firmware Option | 2303A-8M-CAM | 8M Extended Memory & Serial Camera Option |
NRT Firmware Option | 2303A-CAM | Serial Camera Option |
Options for Neon Application Software - Customer Server | Unidata Part Number | Description |
Neon Application Software | 2302A | Neon Server Software Licence Incl 5 NAL |
Neon Application Software | 2302A-10 | Additional 10 NRT Access Licences |
Neon Application Software | 2302A-20 | Additional 20 NRT Access Licences |
Neon Application Software | 2302A-50 | Additional 50 NRT Access Licences |
Options for Neon Application Software - Unidata Server | Unidata Part Number | Description |
Neon Application Software | 2301A | Neon Data Initial Subscription Setup Fee |
Neon Hosting Service | 2301A-01 | Neon Data Service Fee for 1-50 NRTs |
Neon Hosting Service | 2301A-02 | Neon Data Service Fee for 51-100 NRTs |
Neon Hosting Service | 2301A-10 | Neon Data Service Fee Metering |
Options for Conventional Dataloggers / Field Units | Unidata Part Number | Description |
Neon Remote Logger 16 Analog Channels / Touch Screen Display | 3016-000 | 16 Ch NRL (Superseded Prologger 7001D) |
Neon Remote Logger 8 Analog Channels / Touch Screen Display | 3008-000 | 8 Ch NRL (Superseded Stalogger 6004D) |
Neon Remote Logger 4 Analog Channels / Touch Screen Display | 3004M-000 | 4 Ch NRL (Superseded Micrologger 8010C) |
Starlog V4 Management Software | 6308A-AUE | Starlog V4 Full Licence Key |