NOMAD Buoys

There have been no known capsizings of 6-meter NOMAD hulls.

The 6-meter NOMAD is an aluminum-hulled, boat-shaped buoy which provides relatively high cost effectiveness and excellent long-term survivability in severe seas. These buoys are highly directional and have a quick rotational response. There have been no known capsizings of 6-meter NOMAD hulls. … [Read more...]

C-MAN: The Coastal Marine Automated Network

An example of a C-MAN platform

The Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) was established by the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) for the National Weather Service (NWS) in the early 1980’s. The development of C-MAN was in response to a need to maintain meteorological observations in U. S. coastal areas. Such observations, … [Read more...]