• DocumentCode
    2816136
  • Title

    A New Glass Deep Sea Acoustically Tracked Current Profiler

  • Author

    Cole, D. ; Dorson, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Benthos Inc., North Falmouth, MA, USA
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    16-18 Sept. 1981
  • Firstpage
    257
  • Lastpage
    260
  • Abstract
    Using new low-jitter acoustic transponding circuitry and glass instrument housing techniques, a new deep-sea "Pegasus", acoustically-tracked absolute velocity profiler, has been designed for full ocean depth current vs. depth measurements. This instrument will be described along with a discussion of data reduction methods using a microprocessor-to operator interface enabling rapid pictorial data presentation. Illustrative results will be given.
  • Keywords
    data reduction; geophysics computing; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; transponders; underwater sound; acoustically tracked absolute velocity profiler; data reduction method; depth current measurement; glass deep sea acoustically tracked current profiler; glass instrument housing; low jitter acoustic transponding circuitry; microprocessor; ocean depth measurement; pictorial data presentation; Acoustic arrays; Data handling; Electronics packaging; Glass; Information retrieval; Instruments; Memory; Microprocessors; Ocean temperature; Pressure control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS 81
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OCEANS.1981.1151455
  • Filename
    1151455