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New to subsea navigation?
Subsea navigation can be a challenging endeavor requiring highly specialized solutions. Here we explain, in straightforward terms, what it entails…
Understanding ADCPs: a guide to measuring currents, waves & turbulence with acoustic sensors
The purpose of this guide is to give you some background information about Doppler technology and the science behind it. This will help you to get…
Your guide to understanding and measuring ocean waves
This in-depth guide is designed for those who want to learn about waves in the ocean and how to measure them. After reading it, you should be able to…
Understanding vessel-mounted current measurement
Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) measure the complex movements of currents in oceans, rivers and lakes with great accuracy. Traditionally,…
The Great Bubble Barrier relies on data from Nortek current profiler
Amsterdam-based company The Great Bubble Barrier installs inventive bubble curtains that filter plastic litter and microplastics from the water…
Signature ADCPs used in offshore wind site surveys
Irish company Green Rebel specializes in collecting geophysical and metocean data in areas slated to become wind farms. Their floating Lidar buoys,…
Subnero: Using acoustic modems with ADCPs
In this video series, Subnero explains the benefits of acoustic smart modems and how their SWIS-ADCP Edition is used with Nortek ADCPs.
Achieving precise cable-laying for offshore wind farms with a vessel-mounted ADCP
Safely and accurately laying subsea power cables is essential to deliver power from offshore wind turbines to the power grid on shore. Belgian…
Multi-functional navigation sensor benefits micro-AUV operations
When French AUV company RTsys needed a small sensor that could provide navigation information to their AUV as well as collect current profiles, they…
Current meters contribute to sustainable seaweed farming in Puget Sound
Seaweed farming is a sustainable practice that both removes dissolved carbon from seawater and produces healthy, environmentally friendly food.…
Bolstering Vietnam’s coastal resilience with wave measurements
Home to some 20 million people and acting as a globally important agricultural area, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta faces various threats, including…
Safely collecting ocean current data near active volcanoes with a USV
The use of Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USVs) in dangerous or challenging environments is becoming an increasingly common practice as the capabilities…
