WGS Global
KP 2.660Services · Metocean
Current, water-level, wave and environmental measurements, with instruments and deployment planned around the site and the data your project needs.
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Real-time monitoring
We select, supply and integrate wave and current buoys, seabed ADCPs, tide gauges, river flow and water-level gauges, weather stations, and water-quality and nutrient sensors. Shoreline time-lapse cameras and solar-powered stations extend the monitoring to the coast and the site itself. Power, mounting and communications are specified around the deployment.
Telemetry, online access and API integration can be included where the selected system and connectivity support them. Data checks, maintenance responsibilities and deployment dates are agreed for the mission.
Equipment can be purchased directly by the client or supplied within the mission, and rental options are assessed with suitable suppliers. River flow monitoring, harbour water levels and coastal stations are configured around the measurement objective and site constraints.
Environmental sampling
We use side-scan imagery and seabed classification to plan representative sampling stations for each seabed class. A drop camera checks the substrate before the grab goes down. On rock, the sediment station is moved to suitable ground and the change is recorded.
Van Veen grabs collect sediment and Niskin bottles sample the water column. Samples are logged and photographed on deck, then sent to the laboratory for grain-size and contaminant analysis under the agreed sampling programme. You receive a report for each station, with its position, observations, sample records and analytical results.
WATER COLUMN
Need currents, water levels or water quality? ADCPs measure current profiles. CTD and multiparameter probes measure temperature, conductivity, salinity and water-quality parameters such as pH, according to the sensors fitted. Sound-velocity profiles support acoustic corrections and can also inform environmental studies.
The team’s experience includes Valeport, AML, WiMo and CastAway CTD, sound-velocity and multiparameter instruments, alongside ADCP current profiling. Sensor range, calibration, mounting and sampling settings are specified for each deployment.
Example scope
METOCEAN
Turn a monitoring objective into a practical, deployment-ready system.
Illustrative examples. Products and interpretation are defined around the measurements and any model data available for the project.
Current speed and direction statistics at each station, with the measurement depths and period stated.
Observed series with timestamps and quality flags, with water levels tied to the project datum. Validated predictions can be shown separately.
Spatial flow patterns from a specified model, interpreted alongside observations where model data form part of the scope.
Formats and contents are agreed at the outset: quality-checked series, GIS layers, a report or an SSDM dataset, according to the intended use and available data.
KP 6.450Get in Touch
Send us the problem, the site or the first brief. We will help define a practical way forward around the programme, constraints, local context and decision required.