
ACOUSTIC WAVE AND CURRENT PROFILER
AWAC - 1 MHz
Real-time current profiles and directional waves for shallow water
Highlights
- Real-time current profiles to 30 m range
- Real-time directional waves to 35 m range
- Acoustic surface tracking (AST) with vertical beam
- Can be used both with fixed frames and subsurface buoys
Overview
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The AWAC 1 MHz ADCP has become the standard reference technology in submerged wave-measurement applications. Thousands of these ADCPs have been deployed to capture the full wave spectrum in combination with current profiles. With a 35 m maximum range for wave measurements and 4 Hz sampling of the surface elevation, the AWAC 1 MHz is the optimal tool for shallow current and wave measurements.
Applications
- Online measurements of currents and waves
- Design data for planning of new coastal structures
- Site studies for offshore wind platforms
- Coastal erosion studies
- Measurement campaigns where the full wave spectrum is needed
- Monitoring of transient waves for channel wall protection
- Studies of tidal currents
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