Communication operations at THEMO: The Texas A & M-University of Haifa-Eastern Mediterranean Observatory

Roee Diamant; Shlomo Dahan; Ilan Mardix

doi:10.1109/UComms.2018.8493178

Communication operations at THEMO: The Texas A & M-University of Haifa-Eastern Mediterranean Observatory

Roee Diamant, Shlomo Dahan, Ilan Mardix

Department of Marine Technologies

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Abstract

We introduce the communication operations of THEMO: The new Texas A % M-University of Haifa-Eastern Mediterranean Marine Observatory. THEMO includes moored sensors, surface sensors, and secondary moorings. In all cases, the data from the sensors is transferred in near real-time to a shore station where it is freely shared with the community. Variety of communication aids are used. These include underwater acoustic communications to connect the sensors onboard the secondary moorings with THEMO's surface platform, underwater inductive communication to connect the moored submerged sensors to the buoy's controller, and radio communication connecting the mooring to the shore station. After deployment of almost a year, our results show that the communication performance are reliable, and the data flows in all weather conditions. In this paper, we describe the mooring's communication applications, and share the details of the different communication components.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 4th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2018
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538664421
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/UComms.2018.8493178
State	Published - 15 Oct 2018
Event	4th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2018 - Lerici, Italy Duration: 28 Aug 2018 → 30 Aug 2018

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Name	2018 4th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2018

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Conference	4th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2018
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Lerici
Period	28/08/18 → 30/08/18

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Keywords

Communication from marine buoys
Marine Observatories
Submerged sensor
THEMO
Underwater acoustic communication
inductive communications

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Signal Processing
Ocean Engineering
Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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Diamant, R., Dahan, S., & Mardix, I. (2018). Communication operations at THEMO: The Texas A & M-University of Haifa-Eastern Mediterranean Observatory. In 2018 4th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2018 Article 8493178 (2018 4th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2018). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/UComms.2018.8493178

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Diamant, R, Dahan, S & Mardix, I 2018, Communication operations at THEMO: The Texas A & M-University of Haifa-Eastern Mediterranean Observatory. in 2018 4th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2018., 8493178, 2018 4th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 4th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2018, Lerici, Italy, 28/08/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/UComms.2018.8493178

Communication operations at THEMO: The Texas A & M-University of Haifa-Eastern Mediterranean Observatory. / Diamant, Roee; Dahan, Shlomo; Mardix, Ilan.
2018 4th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. 8493178 (2018 4th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2018).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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