Measurements of Waves and Current in Support of Coastal Projects on Nantucket and Martha´s Vineyard

Author

Williams, Albert J. ; Morrison, Archie T., III

Author_Institution

Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., Woods Hole

fYear

2007

fDate

Sept. 29 2007-Oct. 4 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

MAVS acoustic velocity sensors have been deployed in the surf zone at Madaket beach, Nantucket and on a dock piling at Oak Bluffs, Martha´s vineyard since mid-winter of 2006. Power is supplied to each instrument through a dedicated cable connection and data are returned through this tether to PCs for logging. The current meters report velocity, pressure, temperature, and turbidity in real-time to support continuous monitoring of wave and sediment conditions as they impact beach processes or velocity and pressure for wave conditions in support of marine construction.

Keywords

ocean temperature; ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; seawater; underwater sound; AD 2006; MAVS acoustic velocity sensors; Madaket beach; Martha´s vineyard; Nantucket; Oak Bluffs; beach processes; coastal projects; dedicated cable connection; marine construction; ocean current; ocean temperature; ocean turbidity; ocean waves; sediment condition; surf zone; wave pressure; wave velocity; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic sensors; Communication cables; Condition monitoring; Current measurement; Instruments; Personal communication networks; Power supplies; Sea measurements; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2007

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

978-0933957-35-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-0933957-35-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2007.4449351

Filename

4449351