Supplemental data acquisition tools for modeling environmental systems

Abstract

The goal of our on-going research is to develop effective and reliable tools for modeling the environmental systems of the Gulf of Mexico. For example, our on-going research into methodologies for the prediction of water levels in the shallow waters of the bays and estuaries along the Texas Gulf coast. In addition to a short description of our major data acquisition system for our research efforts, this paper presents design issues, development issues, and test results encountered in the production of two supplemental data acquisition systems as well as several of our environmental systems modeling efforts at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.Keywords: Data acquisition, environmental modeling, robotics. ResumenEl objetivo de nuestra investigación es desarrollar herramientas eficaces y confiables para modelar los sistemas ambientales en el Golfo de México. Por ejemplo, nuestra investigaci 'on actual en metodologías para la predicción del nivel del agua en las aguas poco profundas de las bahías y estuarios a lo largo de la costa del Golfo de Texas. Nuestro *