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Proposed developments
2009
- Instrument a third moorings site (located to the west/south-west of the Isle of Man)
- Addition of optics sensors to measurement program
- First deployment of the autonomous Glider
2008
- More depth resolution of sites A and B using Mini-Loggers (for sea temperatures) and Microcats (for sea temperatures and other parameters)
- Introduce new conductivity sensors to ferry program to give better salinity measurements
2007
- Carry out a multi-beam surveys of Liverpool Bay
- Instrument additional ferry routes across the Irish Sea
- Introduce geo-fencing to the ferry system to stop measurements prior to docking (instruments are often contaminated with mud during the docking process)
- Purchase of autonomous Glider (torpedo shaped instrument that uses ocean currents to move around, like a yacht uses the wind)
- Introduce more real-time measurements from bottom mounted moorings
- Addition of Aandera oxygen sensors to measurement program
2006
- More university based research process studies on cruises
- Upgrade website
- Introduce real-time measurements from bottom mounted moorings
2005
- Start second in situ site
- Deploy autonomous glider
- Re-deploy wave buoy in Hilbre Channel (Dee Estuary/Liverpool Bay)
- Upgrade MapViewer
2004
- Start of HF radar operation
- Start new weather station on Hilbre Island
- Start of X Band radar operation from Hilbre Island
- Carry out process study in the Dee Estuary
- Drifting buoys
2003
- Installation and testing of HF radar
- Start first in situ site
- Start collecting samples for nutrient survey
- Start surface measurements using the Lagan Viking ferry
- Models - nutrients and plankton dynamics
2002
- First real-time met and tide gauge data
- Pilot in situ measurements
- Deploy SmartBuoy
- Deploy wave buoy
- Pilot surface measurements using Lady of Mann ferry
- Models - currents, temperature and salinity
- Irish Sea/Liverpool Bay models with wave/current interaction
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