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Improving metocean forecasts with wave and current data from an extreme ocean environment
The perilous Lofoten Maelstrom is infamous for its extreme currents, which have put seafarers in grave danger and caused shipwrecks down through the…
Preventing biofouling on ADCPs deployed in the field
Biofouling is a problem that may not come top of all marine scientists’ priorities when preparing underwater instruments for deployment. However, in…
Improved metocean data accuracy with a buoy-mounted ADCP
The collection of wave height and period, sea level and meteorological data on metocean buoys has been a vital part of the researcher’s and…
Using a versatile vessel-mounted ADCP to obtain high-resolution current data in estuarine and near-shore environments
The Signature 250 is the lowest available frequency of the Nortek's Signature VM Coastal series (250 kHz). Designed to sample in depths of up to 200…
Performance evaluation of an ADCP combined with a scientific echosounder
Echosounders are widely used to quantify fish behavior, fish stocks and zooplankton biomass. Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers have also been used…
Deploying a vessel-mounted ADCP on a USV to survey currents in a complex river environment
If a river crossing can be mapped using a USV instead of field personnel, then the risk to life is considerably reduced. Ultrabeam Hydrographic…
Flexible ADCP sensor solution for rapid inshore deployments of USVs
For HydroSurv, the capacity to quickly install and easily operate sensors on its USVs permits collection of critical environmental data at short…
Oceanographic data of extraordinary quality made possible by integration of ADCP on underwater glider
Alseamar, a producer of glider UUVs, has been able to produce highly accurate data plots of current profiles from large swathes of the water column.…
Providing current and wave data to the offshore wind energy industry
Nortek is supporting metocean survey and consulting company Partrac Ltd to provide floating windfarm developers with detailed and accurate data on…
Using ADCPs to unravel the dynamics between sea ice, ocean and climate
Collecting useful and reliable data on sea ice in the Arctic is essential to understand the factors affecting the global climate. How can researchers…
Using ADCPs for world-class wave and ice research in the Arctic
Major changes are occurring in the ocean. Climate change and subsequent melting sea ice are not necessarily good changes. Why are acoustic Doppler…
