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A NOAA tsunami buoy - DART surface buoy - with pressure sensor

Description

A NOAA tsunami buoy - DART surface buoy - with pressure sensor.The DART system provides real-time tsunami detection as waves travel acrossan ocean basin. The stations consist of a bottom pressure sensor that isanchored to the seafloor and a companion moored surface buoy.

Credit

NOAA National Data Buoy Center

Photographer

Stuart Hayes

Display Date

2006

Location

Mississippi, Stennis Space Center

Collection

Weather Service

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA
NWS
NDBC