Sustenance of Indian Moored Buoy Network During COVID-19 Pandemic – A Saga of Perseverance

The moored buoy network in the Indian Ocean revolutionized the observational programs with systematic time-series measurement of in situ data sets from remote marine locations. The real-time meteorological and oceanographic data sets significantly improved the weather forecast and warning services p...

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Autores principales:	R. Venkatesan, K. Jossia Joseph, C. Anoopa Prasad, M. Kalyani, M. Arul Muthiah, S. Ramasundaram, P. Murugesh, K. Thirumurugan, R. Sundar, B. Kesavakumar, G. Vengatesan, K. Ramesh, M. V. Martin, K. N. Navaneeth, P. Senthilkumar, Biswajit Haldar, Abhishek Tandon, R. Sridharan, S. Sundar Jesuraj, C. Muthukumar, N. Sundaravadivelu, M. Saravanan
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	moored buoy ocean observation marine sensor cyclone COVID-19 North Indian Ocean Science Q General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution QH1-199.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1c5c2e848eb1406ab58a1d12e810314e2021-11-17T04:38:16ZSustenance of Indian Moored Buoy Network During COVID-19 Pandemic – A Saga of Perseverance2296-774510.3389/fmars.2021.718909https://doaj.org/article/1c5c2e848eb1406ab58a1d12e810314e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.718909/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-7745The moored buoy network in the Indian Ocean revolutionized the observational programs with systematic time-series measurement of in situ data sets from remote marine locations. The real-time meteorological and oceanographic data sets significantly improved the weather forecast and warning services particularly during extreme events since its inception in 1997. The sustenance of the network requires persistent efforts to overcome the multitude of challenges such as vandalism, biofouling, rough weather, corrosion, ship time availability, and telemetry issues, among others. Besides these, the COVID-19 pandemic constrained the normal functioning of activities, mainly by delaying the maintenance of the network that resulted in losing a few expensive buoy system components and precious data sets. However, the improvements in the buoy system, in-house developed data acquisition system, and efforts in ensuring the quality of measurements together with “best practice methods” enabled 73% of the buoy network to be functional even when the cruises were reduced to 33% during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The moored buoys equipped with an Indian buoy data acquisition system triggered high-frequency transmission during the Super cyclone Amphan in May 2020, which greatly helped the cyclone early warning services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 lockdown points toward the reliability and enhanced utility of moored buoy observations particularly when other modes of measurements are limited and necessitates more such platforms to better predict the weather systems. The present study analyzed the enhancement of the buoy program and improvisation of the buoy system that extended the life beyond the stipulated duration and enabled the high-frequency data transmission during cyclones amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The recommendations to better manage the remote platforms specifically in the event of a pandemic based on the operational experience of more than two decades were also presented.R. VenkatesanK. Jossia JosephC. Anoopa PrasadM. KalyaniM. Arul MuthiahS. RamasundaramP. MurugeshK. ThirumuruganR. SundarB. KesavakumarG. VengatesanK. RameshM. V. MartinK. N. NavaneethP. SenthilkumarBiswajit HaldarAbhishek TandonR. SridharanS. Sundar JesurajC. MuthukumarN. SundaravadiveluM. SaravananFrontiers Media S.A.articlemoored buoyocean observationmarine sensorcycloneCOVID-19North Indian OceanScienceQGeneral. Including nature conservation, geographical distributionQH1-199.5ENFrontiers in Marine Science, Vol 8 (2021)
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topic	moored buoy ocean observation marine sensor cyclone COVID-19 North Indian Ocean Science Q General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution QH1-199.5
spellingShingle	moored buoy ocean observation marine sensor cyclone COVID-19 North Indian Ocean Science Q General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution QH1-199.5 R. Venkatesan K. Jossia Joseph C. Anoopa Prasad M. Kalyani M. Arul Muthiah S. Ramasundaram P. Murugesh K. Thirumurugan R. Sundar B. Kesavakumar G. Vengatesan K. Ramesh M. V. Martin K. N. Navaneeth P. Senthilkumar Biswajit Haldar Abhishek Tandon R. Sridharan S. Sundar Jesuraj C. Muthukumar N. Sundaravadivelu M. Saravanan Sustenance of Indian Moored Buoy Network During COVID-19 Pandemic – A Saga of Perseverance
description	The moored buoy network in the Indian Ocean revolutionized the observational programs with systematic time-series measurement of in situ data sets from remote marine locations. The real-time meteorological and oceanographic data sets significantly improved the weather forecast and warning services particularly during extreme events since its inception in 1997. The sustenance of the network requires persistent efforts to overcome the multitude of challenges such as vandalism, biofouling, rough weather, corrosion, ship time availability, and telemetry issues, among others. Besides these, the COVID-19 pandemic constrained the normal functioning of activities, mainly by delaying the maintenance of the network that resulted in losing a few expensive buoy system components and precious data sets. However, the improvements in the buoy system, in-house developed data acquisition system, and efforts in ensuring the quality of measurements together with “best practice methods” enabled 73% of the buoy network to be functional even when the cruises were reduced to 33% during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The moored buoys equipped with an Indian buoy data acquisition system triggered high-frequency transmission during the Super cyclone Amphan in May 2020, which greatly helped the cyclone early warning services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 lockdown points toward the reliability and enhanced utility of moored buoy observations particularly when other modes of measurements are limited and necessitates more such platforms to better predict the weather systems. The present study analyzed the enhancement of the buoy program and improvisation of the buoy system that extended the life beyond the stipulated duration and enabled the high-frequency data transmission during cyclones amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The recommendations to better manage the remote platforms specifically in the event of a pandemic based on the operational experience of more than two decades were also presented.
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author	R. Venkatesan K. Jossia Joseph C. Anoopa Prasad M. Kalyani M. Arul Muthiah S. Ramasundaram P. Murugesh K. Thirumurugan R. Sundar B. Kesavakumar G. Vengatesan K. Ramesh M. V. Martin K. N. Navaneeth P. Senthilkumar Biswajit Haldar Abhishek Tandon R. Sridharan S. Sundar Jesuraj C. Muthukumar N. Sundaravadivelu M. Saravanan
author_facet	R. Venkatesan K. Jossia Joseph C. Anoopa Prasad M. Kalyani M. Arul Muthiah S. Ramasundaram P. Murugesh K. Thirumurugan R. Sundar B. Kesavakumar G. Vengatesan K. Ramesh M. V. Martin K. N. Navaneeth P. Senthilkumar Biswajit Haldar Abhishek Tandon R. Sridharan S. Sundar Jesuraj C. Muthukumar N. Sundaravadivelu M. Saravanan
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title	Sustenance of Indian Moored Buoy Network During COVID-19 Pandemic – A Saga of Perseverance
title_short	Sustenance of Indian Moored Buoy Network During COVID-19 Pandemic – A Saga of Perseverance
title_full	Sustenance of Indian Moored Buoy Network During COVID-19 Pandemic – A Saga of Perseverance
title_fullStr	Sustenance of Indian Moored Buoy Network During COVID-19 Pandemic – A Saga of Perseverance
title_full_unstemmed	Sustenance of Indian Moored Buoy Network During COVID-19 Pandemic – A Saga of Perseverance
title_sort	sustenance of indian moored buoy network during covid-19 pandemic – a saga of perseverance
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1c5c2e848eb1406ab58a1d12e810314e
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Sustenance of Indian Moored Buoy Network During COVID-19 Pandemic – A Saga of Perseverance

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