Title :
A free-drifting measurement of mid-water mixing by an acoustic current meter array in NATRE
Author :
Williams, Albert J.
Author_Institution :
Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., MA, USA
Abstract :
A five meter tall array of acoustic travel-time current meters, was deployed in the North Atlantic Tracer Release Experiment in May, 1992, to measure shear and internal wave mixing. Preliminary results from a four day test deployment at the start of the experiment show shear of 2 cm/s over the 5 meter length of the array with much variability
Keywords :
oceanographic equipment; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; underwater sound; AD 1992 05; NATRE; North Atlantic Tracer Release Experiment; acoustic current meter array; acoustic method; free drifting measurement; instrumentation; internal wave mixing; measurement technique; mid-water mixing; ocean dynamics sea; shear mixing; underwater sound; Acoustic arrays; Acoustic measurements; Current measurement; Density measurement; Frequency; Instruments; Ocean temperature; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Target tracking;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1385-2
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326173
