An user-friendly multi-functional CTD software package

Author

Sutherland, Woody C.

Author_Institution

Duke Univ. Marine Lab., Beaufort, NC, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

31 Oct-2 Nov 1988

Firstpage

632

Abstract

An in-house software package was developed on a Hewlett Packard 9816 microcomputer for current-temperature-density (CDT) measuring operations aboard the R/V Cape Hatteras. The package includes routines for data collection, data storage, and tabular and graphical display. Precast setup of the software permits the scientist to select from a number of parameters to customize the operation to meet his or her individual requirements. Postcast routines read stored data from disks, perform tabular printouts and hard copy graphical display, and transfer data to IBM-compatible mass-storage media. Used with a Neil Brown SMART CTD having a sampling rate of approximately 4 Hz, the software/computer combination can collect all available data. Use of faster sampling CTDs would probably require a subsampling of available data. The software is modular and written in Pascal

Keywords

geophysics computing; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; CTD software package; Hewlett Packard 9816 microcomputer; Neil Brown SMART CTD; Pascal; current-temperature-density; data collection; equipment; graphical display; multifunctional; ocean; user-friendly; Calibration; Communication cables; Computer displays; Conductivity; Current measurement; Frequency shift keying; Instruments; Memory; Microcomputers; Ocean temperature; Packaging; Sampling methods; Software measurement; Software packages;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23579

Filename

23579