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Open ocean with waves and data buoy

Oceanographic

Waves, tides, currents and hydrography — the physical-oceanography stack for marine engineering and research.

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Parameters Monitored for Oceanographic

Surface, water-column and seabed observations for full ocean characterization.

Category Parameter Unit
Wave Wave Height m
Wave Wave Period s
Wave Wave Direction °
Tide Water Level m
Current Current Speed m/s
Current Current Direction °
Hydrographic Depth m
Hydrographic CTD configurable
Hydrographic Water Density kg/m³
Platform Multi-sensor Buoy configurable

Why Monitor the Ocean?

What each parameter tells you about the ocean system you're studying or operating in.

Waves

Sizes the loads on every offshore structure.

Wave height, period and direction drive fatigue on turbines, jackets and moorings, set vessel operability windows, and validate coastal engineering models.

Currents

Moves water, sediment, larvae and pollutants.

Surface and water-column currents control sediment transport, oil-spill drift, larval dispersal and the operating envelope of subsea installations.

Water Level & Tides

Anchors safety from harbors to coastlines.

Precision water-level data underpins tsunami and storm-surge warning, harbor operations, sea-level rise research and shoreline erosion modeling.

CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth)

Characterizes the water column.

CTD profiles capture stratification, mixing and density structure — the foundation of physical oceanography, climate monitoring and marine habitat assessment.

Sensor Series

Engineered for moored, profiling and seabed deployments.

WaveSense Series

Wave measurement

Acceleration-based and non-contact radar wave sensors for wave height, period, direction and spectrum — built for compact buoys and harsh marine platforms.

WaveSense-A WaveSense-R
OceanSense Series

CTD & hydrography

Real-time CTD sensing for conductivity, temperature, pressure, salinity, depth, density and sound-speed — for moored observation and water-column profiling.

CTDSense
OceanVision Series

Underwater imaging

Panoramic underwater cameras with self-cleaning design, adaptive lighting and IoT expansion for subsea inspection and biodiversity monitoring.

PanoCam-360

How Oceanographic Monitoring Works

From wave, current and depth sensing to cloud intelligence and operational decisions.

  1. 01 Sensing
    Wave, Current & CTD
    • Wave height
    • Currents
    • CTD profile
    • Water level
  2. 02 Deployment
    Marine Platform
    • Moored buoy
    • Tide gauge
    • Seabed frame
  3. 03 Transmission
    CoreLink RTU
    • Telemetry
    • Edge compute
  4. 04 Visualization
    Software Ecosystem
    • Desktop
    • Tablet
    • Mobile
    • Maps & charts
  5. 05 Applications
    Decision Layer
    • Offshore wind
    • Tsunami warning
    • Research
    • Coastal

Product Reference

Use this quick mapping to connect each oceanographic parameter with the matching instrument family before opening detailed product pages.

Category Parameter Unit Series Example Product
Wave Wave Height m WaveSense WaveSense-WH
Wave Wave Period s WaveSense WaveSense-WP
Wave Wave Direction ° WaveSense WaveSense-WD
Tide Water Level m TideSense TideSense-WL
Current Current Speed m/s OceanSense OceanSense-CS
Current Current Direction ° OceanSense OceanSense-CD
Hydrographic Depth m OceanSense OceanSense-DEP
Hydrographic CTD configurable OceanSense OceanSense-CTD
Hydrographic Water Density kg/m³ OceanSense OceanSense-DEN
Platform Multi-sensor Buoy configurable OceanBuoy OceanBuoy-300
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Applications

Where oceanographic sensing drives engineering and research outcomes — with the parameters and products that power each use case.

Offshore wind farm at sea

Offshore Wind & Marine Renewables

Met-ocean campaigns for wave, current and water-level data feeding turbine design and operations.

Monitor
Wave HeightCurrent SpeedWater Level
Products
WaveSenseOceanSenseOceanBuoy
High waves on open sea

Tsunami & Storm-Surge Warning

Coastal tide-gauge and wave networks delivering minutes-to-hours of advance warning to coastal communities.

Monitor
Water LevelWave HeightWave Period
Products
TideSenseWaveSenseCoreLink
Research vessel and ocean observation equipment

Oceanographic Research

CTD profiling, ADCP currents and multi-sensor buoy campaigns for ocean climate and ecosystem research.

Monitor
CTDCurrentsWater Density
Products
OceanSenseOceanBuoyCoreLink

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