Arctic Sound Speed: A Desktop Study for Single Beam Echo Sounding

• Main Author: Schmidt, Val E.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository 2008
• Subjects: Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Arctic Sound
• Online Access: https://scholars.unh.edu/ccom/613

The Seafloor Sounding in Polar and Remote Areas (SSPARR) buoy is an autonomous echo sounding buoy envisioned for deployment in polar waters, in which ice cover and inclement weather frequently prevent normal shipboard survey operations. The buoy includes an echo sounder, a GPS, and Iridium phone sub...