3D.2
A report on EASI (Extreme Air-Sea Interaction) buoy's encounter with Noel
William Drennan, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and N. Williams
The new Extreme Air-Sea Interaction (EASI) buoy
was recently developed to measure air-sea fluxes
(momentum, heat, moisture and thence enthalpy),
and supporting parameters (meteorological, wave
and oceanographic) in high wind conditions. This
summer the buoy was deployed off Jacksonville, FL
for an extended field-test. During the test, the centre
of Hurricane Noel passed within 200nm of the buoy,
putting EASI within the band of tropical storm winds.
We report here on the buoy's performance during the
storm, and present some preliminary flux and wave
data. These results will be compared with recent aircraft measurements from CBLAST.
Session 3D, Air-Sea Interaction II
Monday, 28 April 2008, 1:15 PM-3:00 PM, Palms I
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