Coastal engineering
From construction of coastal protection structures to safe operation of ports and harbors, coastal engineers require knowledge of the physical processes taking place in the marine environment to prevent damage to infrastructure.
Protecting coastal communities requires understanding of dynamic coastal interactions.
Ports and harbors
Safely directing ship traffic in busy ports and harbors often requires real-time, highly accurate knowledge of current speeds and wave parameters. Our ADCPs provide this real-time data, including operational wave information, thanks to on-board wave processing, through a variety of telemetry options.
Dredging
Knowledge of the current speed and direction when dredging is useful for tracking sediment transport from dredge plumes. ADCPs mounted on vessels enable broad-scale measurements across the entire operational area. Our Signature VM system offers a combined ADCP and echosounder for more comprehensive sediment transport estimates.
Coastal protection
In-situ measurements of the current and wave climate in coastal environments is critical to operational planning and safety. Numerical models often require validation from oceanographic measurements to determine optimal locations of seawalls and other protective structures.
User stories
Using a versatile vessel-mounted ADCP to obtain high-resolution current data in estuarine and near-shore environments
Observing flow patterns with the Eco ADCP to understand the formation of sandy coastal features
Improving port operations in Brazil with real-time metocean monitoring
Explore products
Oceanography
AWAC - 400 kHz
Real-time current profiles and directional waves with up to 100 m range
Oceanography
Aquadopp Profiler 2 - 1 MHz
Small and compact, with up to 25 m current profiling range; option for PUV wave measurements
Oceanography
Eco
Shallow-water current profiles in a groundbreaking new package. Appropriate for first-time ADCP users, small budgets or educational use.