Motus wave buoys, WP002-Oct2018 White Paper. Data Validation for the Motus Directional Wave Buoys, one year of data collection.

Abstract

The development of the Aanderaa MOTUS Wave Buoys was motivated by the need to provide a cost-effective solution for real-time environmental monitoring from the sea surface. Navigational buoys designed for environmental monitoring are usually not optimized for wave measurement. To solve this, Aanderaa Data Instruments has developed the MOTUS Wave Sensor, a compact, highly accurate, low power accelerometer-based sensor. This document is a complement of the 2017 MOTUS white paper and describes the exceptional ability of two standard navigational and environmental buoys equipped with MOTUS Wave Sensors to provide accurate directional wave and currents data in all kinds of weather and sea conditions.