Title :
Operational test of a towed ADCP
Author :
Spain, Peter ; Fortin, Mark
Author_Institution :
RD Instrum., San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
A 150 kHz Direct Reading ADCP was mounted in an ENDECO CPV-FIN and extensively field tested in the Southern California Bight. Results showed that, at cruising speeds of research vessels, this towed body provides a very stable and low-noise platform for making ADCP measurements. Data quality was of equal or superior quality to what is collected with vessel-mounted ADCPs
Keywords :
acoustic applications; flow measurement; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; ultrasonic applications; underwater sound; 150 kHz; Direct Reading; ENDECO CPV-FIN; acoustic Doppler current profiler; acoustic method; dynamics; low-noise platform; measurement technique; ocean current; oceanographic equipment; research vessel; towed ADCP; towed body; ultrasonic; Acoustic measurements; Current measurement; Instruments; Oceans; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography; Testing; Vehicles; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Brest
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2056-5
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1994.363931
