Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981
The underway current profiling system used in this study consists of a microprocessor-controlled data logger that collects and formats data from a four-beam Ametek-Straza 300 kHz acoustic Doppler current profiler, heading from the ship's gyrocompass, and navigation information from a Loran-C re...
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ftwhoas:oai:darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org:1912/9102 2023-05-15T17:34:07+02:00 Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981 Joyce, Terrence M. Rintoul, Stephen R. Barbour, R. Lorraine 1982-11 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/9102 en_US eng Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WHOI Technical Reports WHOI-82-48 Joyce, T. M., Rintoul, S. R., & Barbour, R. L. (1982). Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/9102 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/9102 doi:10.1575/1912/9102 Joyce, T. M., Rintoul, S. R., & Barbour, R. L. (1982). Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/9102 doi:10.1575/1912/9102 Acoustic imaging Ocean currents Oceanus (Ship : 1975-) Cruise OC96 Technical Report 1982 ftwhoas https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/9102 2022-05-28T22:59:56Z The underway current profiling system used in this study consists of a microprocessor-controlled data logger that collects and formats data from a four-beam Ametek-Straza 300 kHz acoustic Doppler current profiler, heading from the ship's gyrocompass, and navigation information from a Loran-C receiver and a satellite navigation unit. Data are recorded on magnetic tape and some real time calculations are made. The system was first used on a May, 1981 cruise aboard the R.V. OCEANUS in the western North Atlantic. Horizontal currents were profiled to depths of 100m. Time averaging is required to remove effects of ship motion. Errors in our ability to profile ocean currents are estimated to be 5-10 em s-1 for a ten-minute vector average. An intercomparison is made with a moored vector measuring current meter (VMCM). The mean difference in hourly-averaged APOC and VMCM currents over the four-hour intercomparison is a few mm s-1. Data from a variety of oceanic regimes are presented and discussed: these regimes include two Gulf Stream crossings, a warm core ring survey, and shallow water in a frontal zone to the east of Nantucket Shoals. Prepared for NASA under Grant NAG 1-91 through NASA-Langley. Report North Atlantic Woods Hole Scientific Community: WHOAS (Woods Hole Open Access Server) Nantucket ENVELOPE(-61.917,-61.917,-74.583,-74.583) Loran ENVELOPE(-55.609,-55.609,52.249,52.249) Woods Hole, MA |
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Acoustic imaging Ocean currents Oceanus (Ship : 1975-) Cruise OC96 Joyce, Terrence M. Rintoul, Stephen R. Barbour, R. Lorraine Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981 |
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The underway current profiling system used in this study consists of a microprocessor-controlled data logger that collects and formats data from a four-beam Ametek-Straza 300 kHz acoustic Doppler current profiler, heading from the ship's gyrocompass, and navigation information from a Loran-C receiver and a satellite navigation unit. Data are recorded on magnetic tape and some real time calculations are made. The system was first used on a May, 1981 cruise aboard the R.V. OCEANUS in the western North Atlantic. Horizontal currents were profiled to depths of 100m. Time averaging is required to remove effects of ship motion. Errors in our ability to profile ocean currents are estimated to be 5-10 em s-1 for a ten-minute vector average. An intercomparison is made with a moored vector measuring current meter (VMCM). The mean difference in hourly-averaged APOC and VMCM currents over the four-hour intercomparison is a few mm s-1. Data from a variety of oceanic regimes are presented and discussed: these regimes include two Gulf Stream crossings, a warm core ring survey, and shallow water in a frontal zone to the east of Nantucket Shoals. Prepared for NASA under Grant NAG 1-91 through NASA-Langley. |
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Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981 |
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Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981 |
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Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981 |
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Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981 |
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Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981 |
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description and evaluation of the acoustic profiling of ocean currents (apoc) system used on r.v. oceanus cruise 96 on may 11-22, 1981 |
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
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1982 |
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ENVELOPE(-61.917,-61.917,-74.583,-74.583) ENVELOPE(-55.609,-55.609,52.249,52.249) |
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Joyce, T. M., Rintoul, S. R., & Barbour, R. L. (1982). Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/9102 doi:10.1575/1912/9102 |
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WHOI Technical Reports WHOI-82-48 Joyce, T. M., Rintoul, S. R., & Barbour, R. L. (1982). Description and evaluation of the Acoustic Profiling of Ocean Currents (APOC) System used on R.V. Oceanus cruise 96 on May 11-22, 1981. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/9102 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/9102 doi:10.1575/1912/9102 |
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