Title :
A new vehicle for measuring deep ocean mixing
Author :
Montgomery, Ellyn T. ; Hobart, Edward ; Petitt, Robert A. ; Thwaites, Fredrik T. ; Doherty, Kenneth W. ; Polzin, Kurt L. ; Schmitt, Raymond W. ; Toole, John M.
Author_Institution :
Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., MA, USA
Abstract :
The High Resolution Profiler II (HRP-II) is a unique free vehicle developed at WHOI to measure a range of scales of ocean mixing, from turbulence to advection. On-board mission control software allows autonomous operation during data acquisition profiles to depths of up to 6000 meters. The new profiler was exercised in deep water during a successful test cruise in January 2004.
Keywords :
data acquisition; oceanographic equipment; oceanography; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; AD 2004 01; High Resolution Profiler II; advection; autonomous operation; autonomous underwater vehicle; data acquisition profiles; deep ocean mixing; onboard mission control software; turbulence; Data acquisition; Instruments; Marine vehicles; Noise level; Noise measurement; Noise reduction; Ocean temperature; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea measurements; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS, 2005. Proceedings of MTS/IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-34-3
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1640041
