Title :
The McLane moored profiler: an autonomous platform for oceanographic measurements
Author :
Morrison, Archie T., III ; Billings, John D. ; Doherty, Kenneth W.
Author_Institution :
McLane Res. Lab. Inc., East Falmouth, MA, USA
Abstract :
The McLane Moored Profiler (MMP) is an autonomous profiling instrument platform developed through a collaboration between the McLane Research Laboratories, Inc. (MRL) and the Advanced Engineering Laboratory and the Department of Physical Oceanography of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). The authors´ goal is to make moored profiler technology both available and useful to a broad cross-section of the oceanographic community. The platform and software are designed for ease of operation and maintenance. The baseline instrument suite includes both a CTD and an acoustic current meter. Provisions have been made in the design for a variety of additional instruments, including commonly available bio-optical and chemical sensors. The engineering development is largely complete, and the first commercial units have been delivered. Laboratory, dockside, and open ocean tests are ongoing
Keywords :
oceanographic equipment; Advanced Engineering Laboratory; CTD; McLane Research Laboratories; McLane moored profiler; WHOI; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; acoustic current meter; autonomous platform; autonomous profiling instrument platform; conductivity temperature depth; engineering development; equipment; instrument; measurement technique; moored profiler technology; ocean; software; thermal structure; vertical profiler; vertical profiling; Acoustic testing; Acoustical engineering; Chemical sensors; Collaboration; Instruments; Laboratories; Marine technology; Oceans; Software design; Software maintenance;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2000 MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition
Conference_Location :
Providence, RI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6551-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2000.881284
