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Accurate navigation for a compact ROV supports safer underwater inspection, search and maintenance
Divers can face difficult and dangerous conditions when performing essential underwater inspection, search and maintenance. Now a new ROV from…
Gathering current and wave data for coastal protection engineering in the Maldives
Find out how a marine consultancy relied on Nortek ADCPs for preliminary surveys of a lagoon in the Maldives ahead of the design and construction of…
Navigation for long-range AUVs used in environmental monitoring
While the internet-infamous “Boaty McBoatface” name never made it onto the vessel it was initially suggested for, the name was passed to a smaller,…
How atmospheric and oceanographic research helps improve understanding of past climates and geology
Studying the formation of salt layers in the Dead Sea helps researchers understand Earth’s geological history and past climatic conditions.…
Exploring Mediterranean Sea waters with a state-of-the-art combined current profiler and echosounder
A test deployment in the Mediterranean shows how the Signature100 current profiler – with dedicated echosounder functionality – provides…
Wind, waves and gravel transport: Studying coastal erosion in the Dead Sea
Coastal erosion is reshaping our world, threatening homes, industries and culturally important places. By taking advantage of the unique conditions…
Measuring the erosive force of infragravity waves with ADCPs
As sea levels continue to rise and storms intensify, coastal erosion is becoming increasingly problematic for many nations across the world. This…
Autonomous docking of resident subsea vehicles using Nortek DVLs
Allowing an inspection or survey vehicle to remain submerged for many months at a time has several benefits, one being the reduction of carbon…
Boosting maritime safety with real-time data of waves and currents near ports in West Africa
For the maritime authorities in the West African nation of Togo, keeping vessels safe is a top priority, as is safeguarding the marine environment…
Improving hurricane preparedness in Colombia with wave and current data
Adaptation and mitigation measures for hurricanes affecting Colombia have been hampered by the lack of an in-situ meteorological and oceanographic…
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…
Observing flow patterns with the Eco ADCP to understand the formation of sandy coastal features
Researchers at TU Delft in cooperation with Utrecht University are using ADCPs to measure hydrodynamic conditions at an artificially reinforced sand…
