Abstract:
A sensor node, an apparatus and a method for an early warning red tide are provided to make a rapid and accurate alarm by detecting the movement of the red time in real time and obtain information such as seawater temperature and salinity in real time when the red tide generates, thereby reducing damage caused by diffusion of the early red tide and finding out an accurate cause of the red tide. A sensor node of a sensor network for an early warning red tide comprises: a red tide detecting sensor(210) which detects generation of the red tide by collecting toxicity information when the red tide is generated; a sensor for base materials(220) which collects causes of the red tide generation such as seawater temperature and salinity and expected materials; and a red tide determining and controlling portion(230) which receives the red tide generation signal and collected information and materials from the red tide detecting sensor and the sensor for base materials to determine the existence of the red tide and send the determining result and the received information through a node communication portion(240). An apparatus for an early warning red tide comprises: a sensor network for an early warning red tide having a plurality of the sensor nodes; and a control station(300) which determines whether a red tide alarming is required by receiving the information collected by the sensor nodes, manages the sensor nodes and requires additional information to the sensor nodes. A method for early warning of red tide comprises the steps of: (a) detecting in real time red tide and base materials using the red tide detecting sensor and the base material sensor of each of the sensor nodes; (b) transmitting the information of the red tide detecting sensor to the red tide determining and controlling portion; (c) determining the existence of the red tide using the information of the red tide detecting sensor and base material sensor, and other sensor nodes information obtained by using the sensor communication receiving information; (d) delivering the red tide information to other sensor nodes and delivering the information of the red tide detecting sensor and the base material detecting sensor to the control station; and (e) making a red tide alarm using the information of the sensor nodes delivered to the control station and manages the sensor network by central control to obtain further information from the control station.