Undersea seismic monitoring network
First Claim
1. An undersea seismic monitoring network,said monitoring network comprising at least one underwater vehicle and at least two monitoring stations located on a seabed, each of said at least two monitoring stations comprising at least one sensor for gathering seismic data and a radio modem for transmitting and receiving data to and from said at least one underwater vehicle via a first wireless connectionand where a second wireless connection is established between said at least two monitoring stations,wherein said first wireless connection is formed by electromagnetic radiation through the water and said second wireless connection is formed by the propagation of an electromagnetic signal at least partially through the seabed.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an undersea seismic monitoring network, the monitoring network comprises at least one underwater vehicle and at least two monitoring stations located on the seabed, where each of the monitoring stations comprises at least one sensor for gathering seismic data and a radio modem for transmitting and receiving data to and from the underwater vehicle via a first wireless connection and where a second wireless connection is established between the monitoring stations, wherein the first wireless connection is formed by electromagnetic radiation through the water and the second wireless connection is formed by the propagation of an electromagnetic signal at least partially through the seabed.
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1. An undersea seismic monitoring network,
said monitoring network comprising at least one underwater vehicle and at least two monitoring stations located on a seabed, each of said at least two monitoring stations comprising at least one sensor for gathering seismic data and a radio modem for transmitting and receiving data to and from said at least one underwater vehicle via a first wireless connection and where a second wireless connection is established between said at least two monitoring stations, wherein said first wireless connection is formed by electromagnetic radiation through the water and said second wireless connection is formed by the propagation of an electromagnetic signal at least partially through the seabed.
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20. A system for undersea seismic monitoring,
said system comprising at least one underwater vehicle and at least two monitoring stations located on the seabed which gather seismic data, each of said monitoring stations comprising a storage device for storing said gathered data, an integrated timing device, and a radio modem for transmitting and receiving data to and from said at least one underwater vehicle via a first wireless connection and where a second wireless connection is established between said at least two monitoring stations, wherein said first wireless connection is formed by electromagnetic radiation through the water and said second wireless connection is formed by the propagation of an electromagnetic signal at least partially through the seabed.
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