Autonomous profiling vehicle (APV) field data

Author

McCoy, Kim

Author_Institution

Ocean Sensors Inc., San Diego, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

9-12 Oct 1995

Firstpage

209

Abstract

Oceanographic field data collected with the APV is discussed. The APV is an autonomous multi-profile instrument. Stored data is retrieved via a data transmission system (radio frequency). GPS provides a location system. Conductivity and temperature versus depth (CTD) data has been collected from the surface to over 1000 meters. Calculations are made from midwater data of vertical fluid velocities based on the differences in the instrument´s absolute terminal velocity, and the measured absolute fall rate dp/dt. In a shallow water (<100 m) moored configurations, multiple profiles of water column and bottom boundary layer data have been collected

Keywords

oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radiotelemetry; APV; GPS location system; autonomous profiling vehicle; bottom boundary layer; data transmission system; electrical conductivity; equipment; instrument; measurement technique; multi-profile instrument; ocean; radio telemetry; salinity; sea; temperature; thermohaline structure; vertical profile; water column; Conductivity; Data communication; Global Positioning System; Information retrieval; Instruments; Mobile robots; Ocean temperature; Radio frequency; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea surface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '95. MTS/IEEE. Challenges of Our Changing Global Environment. Conference Proceedings.

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-933957-14-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1995.526774

Filename

526774