DocumentCode
2944817
Title
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling from Moored Subsurface Floats
Author
Pettigrew, N.R. ; Wood, J.D. ; Pape, E.H. ; Needell, G.J. ; Irish, J.D.
Author_Institution
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
fYear
1987
fDate
Sept. 28 1987-Oct. 1 1987
Firstpage
110
Lastpage
116
Abstract
A Doppler Acoustic Profiling Current Meter (DAPCM) was deployed in a sphere at the top of a subsurface mooring in the swift currents of the Strait of Gibraltar. Larger than expected currents caused vertical mooring excursions that in one case exceeded 150 m. Despite these mooring motions, nearly continuous time series were maintained at fixed depths between 40-240 m. Mooring design, performance, and the potential for application of this system to others regions are evaluated.
Keywords
Acoustic measurements; Acoustic pulses; Aluminum; Clamps; Flanges; Instruments; Oceans; Sea measurements; Transducers; Welding;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS '87
Conference_Location
Halifax, NS, Canada
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1987.1160905
Filename
1160905
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