Abstract :
Rick Cole, formerly with the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), Seattle, WA and the University of South Florida´s (USF) Ocean Circulation Group (OCG, Dr. R. Weisberg), St Petersburg, FL, now at the helm of RDSEA International, Inc. (RDSEA; Founder and President) of St Pete Beach, FL and Darryl Symonds, formerly with RD Instruments, now Teledyne RD Instruments (Director, Marine Measurements Product Lines, TRDI), San Diego, CA, have been working and collaborating together on physical oceanographic projects and programs using Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) for the past twenty-five years. This paper is a collage overview of some of the projects that they have been involved in.
Keywords :
oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; ADCP technology; Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers; Darryl Symonds; NOAA; National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration; Ocean Circulation Group; Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory; RD Instruments; RDSEA International; Rick Cole; Saint Pete beach; Seattle; Teledyne RD Instruments; University of South Florida; physical oceanographic programs; physical oceanographic projects; Atmospheric measurements; Meteorology; Ocean temperature; Sea measurements; Sea surface; US Government agencies;