ZigBee based buoy network platform for environmental monitoring and preservation: Temperature profiling for better understanding of Mucilage massive blooming

Global climat changes and global warming influence the marine environment. Warming of the sea water may result in excessive algae blooming. A novel ZigBee based buoy platform was developed, that allows temperature monitoring with high spatial resolution. Each buoy appears as a node in a large network - direct communication with the network coordinator is not needed thus powerful tranmitters can be substituted by relatively low power ZigBit Amp modules [Meshnetics]. First prototypes were manufactured and undergo now an extensive field test in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy).