Transmission of Real Time Oceanographic and Meteorologic Data From Ships

The Shipboard Environmental [Data] Acquisition System (SEAS) was developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide accurate meteorological and oceanographic data from vessels in real-time through the use of satellite data transmission techniques. SEAS automatically transmits data through the GOES satellite system. Currently, SEAS has the capability to transmit ship surface weather observations, XBT data, CTD, and current profile data. The system is expandable and future upgrades to the system will include XCTD, automated meteorological sensors, and interfacing to an acoustic doppler current meter. SEAS is designed around an IBM PC compatible computer and requires 512K of memory and a 8087 coprocessor chip.