Open ocean with waves and data buoy
OCEAN MONITORING DOMAIN

Oceanographic

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

Parameters We Monitor

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

Wave

Wave Height m Wave Period s Wave Direction °

Tide

Water Level m

Current

Current Speed m/s Current Direction °

Hydrographic

Depth m CTD configurable 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 ocean wave sensor
WaveSense

Wave measurement

Acoustic and radar wave sensors for buoys, platforms and shore stations — height, period and direction.

TideSense water level gauge
TideSense

Water level & tide gauges

Precision tide and water level gauges for long-term sea-level, harbor and reservoir monitoring.

OceanSense ADCP and CTD
OceanSense

Currents & hydrography

Acoustic Doppler current profilers, depth sensors and CTD profilers for full water-column characterization.

OceanBuoy multi-sensor data buoy
OceanBuoy

Integrated data buoy platforms

Multi-sensor moored buoy platforms — pick your payload across wave, current, hydrographic and meteorological sensors.

System Architecture

How sensor, platform, telemetry and cloud fit together for oceanographic observation.

  1. Oceanographic sensors
    WaveSense / OceanSense
    Wave, current, CTD sensors
  2. Offshore data buoy
    OceanBuoy
    Moored data platform
  3. CoreLink edge gateway
    CoreLink
    Telemetry & edge compute
  4. ZenoCloud
    Data management & AI
  5. Zenocean dashboard software
    Dashboard
    Operational insight

Product Reference

Map every parameter to its sensor SKU.

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

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
TideSenseWaveSenseZenoCloud
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
OceanSenseOceanBuoyZenoCloud
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ocean observation system

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