Deploying Tools to Measure the Ocean

If you have looked behind the Maritime and Defense Technology Hub this week you will see a new visitor - the HOS Mystique.  This vessel is assisting with the deployment of two large spar buoys next week offshore in collaboration with USF’s College of Marine Science and USF’s School of Geosciences. The spar buoy is designed to measure very small geodetic motions of the seafloor in order to better predict earthquakes and tsunamis.

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A few years ago, a buoy was deployed in Egmont Key, and the following links provide additional explanation for their utility.

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USF- Led Team Deploys Tsunami Buoy Test in Tampa Bay‍

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‍USF Geoscientists Develop Technology to Improve Forecasting of Earthquakes, Tsunamis