A technical description of an acoustic Doppler based upper ocean profiling system
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/7871DOI
10.1575/1912/7871Keyword
Ocean currents; Acoustic velocity metersAbstract
An acoustic Doppler profiler has been designed into a multi-sensor
Acoustic Profiler of Ocean Currents system (APOC). All four major
components of this data collecting ensemble are microprocessor based
units, allowing programmatic flexibility. Various water column,
meteorological, and navigation data are recorded in a raw and/or
processed form. Plots and listings of processed data are generated and
displayed in real-time for use by investigators. Once installed, the
system requires only a periodic change of cartridge recording media.
The equipment has collected data during five cruises, for a total of
approximately 190 days at sea. A hardware and software description of
the system is presented. Preliminary technical results are discussed
and evaluated.
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Zani, A. C., & Galbraith, N. R. (1986). A technical description of an acoustic Doppler based upper ocean profiling system. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/7871Related items
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