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Lightning Strike Predictor
Background: Safety at sea is a major concern, with many dangers such as strong winds, rough waves, navigation issues, vessel maintenance, and collisions with other ships. One of the biggest risks is lightning, which can be deadly to crew members and destroy electrical equipment. However, lightning is not fully understood, making it harder to predict...
Published: 3/24/2025
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Inventor(s): Edward Brainard, Hans Weedon
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Category(s): Applications > Monitoring, Product Types > Sensors, Product Types > Tools and Equipment
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CHANOS Marine Carbonate Detection
The Channelized Optical System (CHANOS) II is an autonomous, in situ sensor capable of measuring seawater dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and pH simultaneously in high frequency (up to ~1 Hz). Built on the original CHANOS technology, CHANOS II uses similar spectrophotometric principles to make both DIC and pH measurements with fast detection response...
Published: 7/10/2024
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Inventor(s): Zhaohui Aleck Wang, Frederick Sonnichsen
Keywords(s): Dissolved Gas, Environmental Monitoring, Ocean Acidification
Category(s): Applications > Oceanographic Research, Applications > Monitoring, Product Types > Sensors, Applications > Ocean Acidification
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Wave Inertial Measurement Sensor (WIMS)
The Wave Inertial Measurement Sensor (WIMS) is a low-cost, low-power consumption device measuring wave motion, height, period, and direction. Composed of an IMU, activator, and digital controller, WIMS can easily be incorporated in or on marine floats - connecting to the float's power source, positioning mechanism, and communications source. Additionally,...
Published: 7/10/2024
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Inventor(s): Alexander Ekholm
Keywords(s): Environmental Monitoring, Oceanographic Research & Exploration, Wave Sensors
Category(s): Product Types > Sensors, Applications > Oceanographic Research, Applications > Monitoring
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Microplastics Detection Sensor
The Microplastics Detection sensor utilizes impedance spectroscopy. The innovative approach differentiates between plastic and non-plastic particles in a liquid sample in a real-time, flow-through microplastics sensor. Lab results indicate successful differentiation of biological material from plastic particles of various sizes. The sensor can make...
Published: 7/10/2024
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Inventor(s): Anna Michel, Beckett Colson
Keywords(s): Environmental Monitoring, Microplastics & Pollution
Category(s): Product Types > Sensors, Applications > Monitoring
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Improved Marine Profiler
The Improved Marine Profiler enables longer deployment times and significantly improved data. This low-drag, flow-aligning profiler pivots both horizontally and vertically to orient with the incident current flow to minimize drag. By naturally orienting into the surrounding current flow, the new design also improves the data quality from sensors mounted...
Published: 7/10/2024
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Inventor(s): Fredrik Thwaites, Jeffrey O'Brien, John Toole, Ken Doherty
Keywords(s): Hardware
Category(s): Applications > Oceanographic Research, Applications, Applications > Monitoring, Product Types > Marine Profilers
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