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Gathering data with ADCPs to manage coastal flooding the natural way
With the threat of coastal flooding growing, understanding how we can mitigate its impact is more important than ever. Part of the answer may lie in…
Nortek helps researchers understand the ocean at a lower cost
Understanding the three-dimensional nature of the ocean is becoming a critical focal point of ocean research, but it can be a costly affair. Paired…
High-resolution backscatter data with Nortek Signature ADCP
With fish and other marine life becoming increasingly important for feeding our growing human population, science-based fisheries management is…
Long-range ADCP deployment supports offshore installations in Trinidad and Tobago
The often threatening current and wave conditions off the east coast of Trinidad – the North Brazil Current Rings – can be strong and can affect rig…
Nortek DVL adapted to smaller underwater vehicles
Nortek’s DVL instrument plays a central role in Fusion, a unique new approach to hybrid underwater vehicles that combines AUV and ROV capabilities…
How Bangor University students increase their understanding of sedimentation with Nortek
Students from the School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University, UK, have a 30-year tradition of heading to the Laugharne estuary in south Wales each…
Vessel-mounted current surveys along China's Maritime Silk Road
China’s recent wave of infrastructure renewal has included a large portfolio of developments, such as ports and other developments, that have a…
At the forefront of hurricane research with University of Miami
Every year, as the Atlantic hurricane season unfolds, millions of people along the Eastern seaboard of the USA are keeping a careful watch on the…
Improving storm surge forecasts with Doppler instrumentation
When Hurricane Irma headed towards Miami in the autumn of 2017, the University of Miami’s Professor Brian Haus was just one of millions of people who…
Collaborating to make small but powerful ROVs
When VideoRay was designing a subsea vehicle so compact it could be checked in as luggage at the airport, it teamed up with Nortek to keep the size…
Improving navigational safety at US port with current and wave monitoring
In its work to improve navigational safety, The Port of Morgan City, Louisiana has installed a NOAA PORTS® monitoring system with Nortek ADCPs. The…
Boosting Chile’s aquaculture with accurate Doppler measurements
Doppler-based current and wave measurement has already helped make Chile’s ports safer and more efficient. Now the technology is being applied in the…
