Posts for tag "buoy system"
Tracking Three Rivers: Real-Time Buoy Boosts Monitoring and Accountability
When glaciers last retreated across the continental US, over 10,000 years ago, meltwater filled river channels and eroded the landscape. This was how the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers–among many others–were formed; natural corridors for trade and...
- Posted January 12, 2026
How NOAA’s CURBY Aided Recovery Efforts After the 2025 DCA Plane Crash
On the evening of January 29, 2025, a military helicopter and an American Airlines flight collided midair over the Potomac River on the final approach into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Virginia, five miles from...
- Posted August 27, 2025
Three Decades of Research at Acton Lake
A multi-disciplinary team at Miami University, Ohio, has been studying the environmental change at Acton Lake for over three decades. Using three different NexSens buoys over this time, the team has an incredible archive of data that...
- Posted May 21, 2025
From Pans to Buoys: Advancing Reservoir Evaporation Rate Monitoring in Texas
In warmer climates like Texas, high reservoir evaporation rates can lead to declines in water level and water availability during droughts, making monitoring essential in order to ensure water security during times of scarcity. According to the...
- Posted February 19, 2025
Have You Heard? AI Buoys Revolutionizing Marine Mammal Monitoring in Whangārei Harbor, New Zealand
In one history, Whangārei Harbor, nestled in the lush hills of New Zealand’s North Island, gets its name from the Māori, “waiting for the breastbone of the whale.” It seems fitting, then, that it’s now home to...
- Posted February 12, 2025
Keeping TABS on the Texas Gulf Coast
The TABS buoy system along with gliders and other monitoring technology provides a detailed view of the Texas Gulf Coast.
- Posted December 18, 2019
Deploying a New Weather Buoy System With NOAA
A NOAA team that maintains a buoy system in the Chesapeake Bay is phasing in new equipment and describes the process.
- Posted July 1, 2019
