Vandalism on TRITON buoy system

Accession number;05A1054898
Title;Vandalism on TRITON buoy system
Author; KAKUTA SHIN'YA (Japan Marine Sci. & Technol. Center, JPN) YAMAGUCHI MASAYUKI (Japan Marine Sci. & Technol. Center, JPN) ITO ATSUO (Japan Marine Sci. & Technol. Center, JPN) ISHIHARA YASUHISA (Japan Marine Sci. & Technol. Center, JPN) YONEZAWA AKEMI (Japan Marine Sci. & Technol. Center, JPN) TASHIRO SHOZO (Japan Marine Sci. & Technol. Center, JPN)
Journal Title;Journal of Advanced Marine Science and Technology Society
Journal Code:L4244A
ISSN:1341-2752
VOL.10;NO.1;PAGE.51-59(2004)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.9, REF.1
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;TRITON buoy system consists of unmanned mooring system in the ocean. In some areas where the buoy are moored, observational instruments are detached and stolen. Such destructive acts are called Vandalism. Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC) tries to prevent Vandalism, of course. Since the cycle of deployment and recovery of each buoy is about one year, only once a year prevention can be tested. So far, the following prevention was proved to be remarkably effective; (1) Change of towers in material from alminium to stainless, (2) Change of antennas in shape from a whip to a disk. (author abst.)