Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Wave Sentry buoy

Author

Smith, Richard ; McCormick, Berry ; McNeal, David ; Hughes, Bill

Author_Institution

QinetiQ North America, Slidell, LA, USA

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The design of a small Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) equipped Wave Sentry buoy can provide realtime remote measurement of wave data and ocean current profiles (surface to bottom) for operational and scientific exercises. The small size and weight of the system allows for deployment from small craft and provides military forces and the scientific community with valuable information to support operations, logistics and modeling. QinetiQ North America (QNA), formerly Planning Systems Incorporated, has designed and tested an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Wave Sentry buoy for near real-time reporting of wave and current measurements in littoral areas. This paper will discuss the design and preliminary test results of the ADCP Wave Sentry.

Keywords

acoustic equipment; acoustic measurement; ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; ADCP Wave Sentry; Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Wave Sentry buoy; QinetiQ North America; littoral areas; military forces; ocean current profiles; operational exercise; scientific community; scientific exercise; wave data; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic testing; Acoustic waves; Current measurement; Logistics; North America; Oceans; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface acoustic waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2009, MTS/IEEE Biloxi - Marine Technology for Our Future: Global and Local Challenges

Conference_Location

Biloxi, MS

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4960-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-933957-38-1

Type

conf

Filename

5422123