Marine Monitoring Articles
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Efficient Method For Slipway Winch Calculation
Calculating the parameters and specifications for a slipway winch requires a systematic approach and careful consideration of various factors to ensure efficiency, safety, and optimal performance. A slipway winch is a critical component in marine operations for launching and retrieving boats, yachts, and other watercraft. Efficient calculation methods are essential for determining the appropriate ...
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The threat of pellets and other microplastics in the ecosystem
The recent accident in Galicia, where thousands of plastic pellets were dumped into the sea, has served as a stark reminder of the serious problem of microplastic pollution. More than an isolated incident, this incident invites us to reflect on the environmental repercussions of these tiny elements, their impact on marine life and the measures we can take to mitigate their presence in our oceans. ...
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Essential Maintenance Tasks for Marine Towing Winches
Marine towing winches play a crucial role in the maritime industry, facilitating the towing of vessels, barges, and other maritime structures. These winches are subjected to rigorous use in challenging marine environments, making regular maintenance essential to ensure their optimal performance, longevity, and safety. In this article, we'll delve into the maintenance tasks required to keep a ...
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Strontium dating of foraminifera, shells & corals
Strontium dating (as enabled by the 87Sr/86Sr ratio of marine carbonates) can be used to date various marine samples based on the premise that the mixing of oceanic strontium occurs relatively rapidly through time compared to the residence time of oceanic strontium. This creates a uniform global marine 87Sr/86Sr ratio at a given point in time; the fluctuations over millions of years represent a ...
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DMS Characterisation using Hiden Analytical’s MIMS Technology
The role of Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry (MIMS) in the analysis of Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) across oceanic and agricultural domains. Introduction Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS) is a significant volatile organic compound with critical roles in global climatic processes and soil-plant interactions. The utilisation of Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry (MIMS) offered by Hiden Analytical instruments, ...
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Key Maintenance Tasks of Marine Winches: Ensuring Reliability and Safety
Marine winches are indispensable tools in maritime operations, serving various purposes such as mooring, anchoring, towing, and cargo handling. These vital components require regular maintenance to ensure their reliability, performance, and, most importantly, the safety of both crew members and vessels. In this article, we will discuss the key maintenance tasks necessary to keep marine winches in ...
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Ultrasonic Water Level Sensor for Flood Protection
Sea level monitoring is important for flood warning and coastal protection during storm and weather events. ABM’s ultrasonic level sensors measure seawater levels reliably under all weather conditions. The automatic self-cleaning feature eliminates condensation or build-up on the transducer face ensuring accurate and stable measurement. For this application, ABM’s robust ultrasonic ...
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Marine Hydrophone Arrays
A hydrophone array comprises several hydrophones strategically placed in known locations, such as in a line on the seafloor, moored vertically in the water column, or towed horizontally behind a vessel. When sound from a distant source, like a submarine, reaches the array, each hydrophone detects it at slightly different times, depending on the sound’s direction. This time difference, ...
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Can weather detection systems withstand extreme temperatures?
Extreme weather events, which have been exacerbated by the ever-increasing threat of climate change, have skyrocketed in recent years causing widespread devastation. 2022 saw a myriad of meteorological occurrences, from powerful floods to extreme temperatures and wildfires, which according to predictions by the Met Office, forecast that global temperatures are set to be between 1.08 °C and ...
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Why do you need weather stations for weather forecasting
The weather station is your nearest source of real-time weather changes. They should be used in conjunction with different weather models and sensors when forecasting the weather. Learn all about weather stations in this article.Weather stations definition The weather stations or meteorological stations are facilities for weather observation and collecting different weather data together with ...
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Ensuring Workers’ safety by dust monitoring in the Red Sea Airport - Case study
Our Client The Red Sea Project is one of the most ambitious, exquisite and luxurious tourism destination projects in the world. It is a group of more than 90 islands (over 28,000 sq. km. surface area in total) with funding of over $3.4 Billion to build a unique, culturally indulgent, and adventurous hotspot for vacations. The Red Sea airport is expected to be completed in 2022, aiming ...
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Why we Need Weather Buoys to Track Coastal Storm Surge
As is well documented, hurricanes are getting stronger. The likelihood that a hurricane will be Category 3 or higher is increasing by about 8% per decade. These storms carry sustained winds of at least 110mph, which can cause billions of dollars of damage. To brace ourselves for stronger storms, engineers are developing increasingly durable devices for monitoring extreme ocean conditions. ...
By Sofar Ocean
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WKC Newsletter: Second Edition, September 2021
Welcome to our quarterly newsletter, where we share our latest news, environmental consulting sector updates and introduce you to our latest open source environmental engineering tools. Enjoy! Read more About WKC Group WKC Group is an award-winning, international environmental consultancy firm with strategically located offices in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Technical Air Quality Noise ...
By WKC Group
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Project - Reef Monitoring
We utilise standard survey techniques to provide reliable long-term information on the health of coral reefs Reef Health Surveys We have been monitoring the status of the Bay of Ranobe’s coral reef system since 2004. Our long term surveying programme monitors various ecological parameters across the bay to provide an assessment of coral reef health. The surveys are conducted across five ...
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Oxygen Supersaturation Protects Coastal Fauna from Ocean Warming - Case Study
The Danger Posed by Warming Oceans Warming ocean water can stress fish and other aquatic animals, sometimes to the point where organismal survival is threatened. The mechanism by which this occurs is well understood. A rise in water temperature causes an increase in animal metabolism, increasing the rates of, and need for, respiration, while at the same time reducing the supply of dissolved ...
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How to ensure real-time access to Antarctic tide data
One of the most important challenges, when designing monitoring facilities in remote locations, is resilience. Remote tide gauge systems operate in extremely harsh environments and require robust communications systems that almost never fail and are capable of storing large amounts of data locally as extra protection for data. Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are ...
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Project - High Tide Exploration
High Tide Exploration is an Alaska-based company that helps communities and businesses responsibly develop their marine infrastructure in an environmentally-friendly way. Among the company’s varied projects, High Tide conducts coastal surveys in response to resource agency concerns before, during, and after construction. Since 2011, High Tide has utilized a VideoRay Pro 4 ROV to gather ...
By VideoRay LLC
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Using Chemcatcher in the Safe Removal of World War II weapons in North and Baltic Seas - Case Study
Since the aftermath of World War I and II, the North and Baltic Seas have been littered with thousands of ship and aircraft wrecks, housing a deadly cargo of conventional munition and agents of chemical ...
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Real-Time Monitoring of the Endangered Northern Right Whale - Case Study
BACKGROUND In 2006, Excelerate Energy requested a permit in order for its Deepwater port, Northeast Gateway, to be connected to the New England gas grid through a subsea interconnect. The permit was required because ships entering the port delivering LNG introduced a higher risk of vessels striking mammals, in particular the endangered Northern Right Whale. CHALLENGES In the face of energetic ...
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The inter-university institute for marine sciences aquarium sampling robot with sea water simulation - Case Study
The project is based on one main goal-saving sea creatures from global warming. For this purpose, a smart robot is installed, which passes over 48 aquariums, according to the customer's needs, and measures: water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH and salinity, all automatically by remote control. ...
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