Title :
Towards quality assessment of near-surface currents measured in continental shelf seas
Author :
Collar, Peter G. ; Griffiths, Gwyn
Author_Institution :
Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Godalming, Surrey, UK
Abstract :
Measurements of mean current have been made by instruments moored within three metres of the surface in continental shelf seas. The paper outlines briefly some of the methods being adopted in order to ascertain the accuracy of the data and the viability of the technique. A method involving comparison with the rate of displacement of Lagrangian drifters - and some present limitations - is described in greater detail.
Keywords :
Current measurement; Instruments; Lagrangian functions; Quality assessment; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Surface acoustic waves; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Current Measurement, Proceedings of the 1982 IEEE Second Working Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/CCM.1982.1158435
