An Observatory for Ocean, Climate and Environment SAC-D/Aquarius Progress in DCS SAC-D DCS IE Gustavo Mercado 1 8th Aquarius SAC-D Science Meeting Buenos Aires November 12-14, 2013
401.55 Mhz Antenna DCP PTT DCP DCP s Power User Data Looger SENSORS DCP DCP DCP DCS main components Source CONAE DCP Data Collection Platform block diagram Source UNLP 2
Escuela Técnica ORT Argentina Electronic Lab Teaching satellite technology Meteorological Davis Pro Advantage Buenos Aires City DCPs Expected 1 Nominal operation 3
Universidad Nacional de la Plata Facultad de Ingeniería - GrIDComD DCS Development Contractor DCS system & funtional testing Testing prototype La Plata, Buenos Aires province DCPs Expected 2 Nominal operation DCS Instrument Flight model development Source UNLP and CONAE 4
CONAE DCS Operation Group DCS Operational Dev DCS operational testing Testing prototype Mendoza city DCPs Expected 2 Nominal operation Source CONAE/UNLP 5
DCPs Expected CNIA-INTA Castelar Instituto de Clima y Agua SIGA - Sistema de Información y Gestión Agrometeorológico Agro Meteorological Nimbus THP Castelar, Buenos Aires Province First DCP for system testing plus 10 for future use Testing step Diseño de estaciones agrometeorológicas automáticas Nimbus THP. Por Marcelo C. BELLONI, Mario D INDIO, Rafael Oscar RODRIGUEZ, Norberto FERNANDEZ, Andres Fernando MOLTONI y Ángel D. BLASÓN 6
DCPs Expected Universidad Nacional del Tucumán Telecommunications Lab Ionospheric Reaserch LIghtning detection map Self manufactured Tucuman City First DCP for system testing plus TBD for future use Testing step Classic thunderstorm, with lightning. In the summer 2013. Argentina. Los cocos, province of Córdoba. Source wikipedia 7
Instituto Antártico Argentino DCPs Expected 2 División Glaciología Investigación Remota de Glaciares Meteorogical CR10X Measurement and Control System Bahía del Diablo, ubicado en la Isla Vega de la Península Antártica MOU signing, interface developing Estación Meteorológica Glaciar Bahía del Diablo Antártida Source Ing. Sebastián Marinsek IAA 8
DCPs Expected 2 Universidad Tecnológica Nacional Mendoza - CONICET Electronic Lab Ianigla Conicet Use of Wireless Sensor Networks in Patagonia Forest Research Meteorogical SADA Sat El Chalten Austral Patagonia MOU signed interface developing SADA SAT block diagram Source UTN FRM 9
DCPs Expected 1 Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica CNEA International Center for Earth Sciences (ICES) Vulcanism Research Temp and acoustic measurements in volcano summit TBD Peteroa Volcano, Mendoza Province Mou signing, Interface developing 10
DCPs Expected Subsecretaría de Recursos Hídricos Dirección Nacional de Conservación y Protección de los Recursos Hídricos COHIFE Comité Hidrico Federal Hydro Metereologic, river hydric flow Several types and models Andresito, Santa Fe province First DCP for system testing plus 10 for future use MOU signing, Interface developing 11
DCPs Expected CONAE SAOCOM Saocom ground validation soil moisture PLC 16 IT&T Cordoba province 1 plus TBD Interface developing 12
DCPs Expected 1 Universidad de Cuyo IMERIS SIRGAS-CON-D-Sur air humidity for tropospheric delay study Davis vantage pro La Paz city, Mendoza province MOU signing, interface developing 13
DCPs Expected Departamento General de Irrigación Mendoza Hydric Monitoring Office Flow measurement in streams and tributaries hydric flow PLC 16 IT&T Irrigated area of mendoza province First DCP for system testing plus TBD for future use MOU signing, interface devoloping SCADA Output Display Source DGI 14
DCPs Expected 1 Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP) Gabinete de Hidroacústica n/a echo sounder, temperature and GPS measurements TBD over fixed sea buoy Argentine Sea near Mar del Plata city evaluation of budget 15
DCPs Expected 2 Universidad Tecnológica Nacional Santa Cruz Grupo de Energias Renovables R&D of tidal energy near shore measuring sea currents Axys and Wavescan Buoys Strait of Magellan Southern Argentine Sea MOU signing, interface devoloping Wavescan Buoy Source Fugro Axys buoy location in the Strait of Magellan Source UTN FRSC 16
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