{"title":"Shallow water tomography","authors":"H. Deferrari, N. Williams, D. Ko","doi":"10.1109/CCM.1986.1158494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCM.1986.1158494","url":null,"abstract":"The tomogaphic approach with reciprocal transmission has been applied to a shallow water area in the Florida Straits to give a direct observation of range and depth averaged currents and temperatures. Such spatial averages are not easily obtained with conventional current measurement methods. The propagation models and inversion methods of deep ocean tomography cannot be directly applied to shallow water locations since the spread in arrival times amongst paths is inherently limited in shallow propagation channels and the interaction with the rough ocean bottom can cause further uncertainty in path identification and travel time measurements. Nevertheless, acoustic reciprocal transmission experiments have been successful in the Florida Straits. Acoustic measures are interpreted with ray theory and parabolic equation propagation models to give averaged currents and temperatures which are in good agreement with measurements with current meter arrays. The experimental approach, inversion methods and equipment requirement are considered for the Florida Straits experiment and for applictions to other shallow water areas. The precision and limitations of the method are discussed.","PeriodicalId":163199,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE Third Working Conference on Current Measurement","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1986-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115359999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Field evaluations of a bottom-mounted acoustic doppler profiler and conventional current meter moorings","authors":"N. Pettigrew, J. Irish, R. Beardsley","doi":"10.1109/CCM.1986.1158487","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCM.1986.1158487","url":null,"abstract":"The performance of a prototype Doppler Acoustic Profiling Current Meter has been evaluated by comparison with state-of-the-art conventional current meter moorings in the Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment and also by consistency checks comparing velocities calculated from data from different combinations of acoustic beams. The RDI Doppler profiler generally yeilds high (lower) speeds than moored VMCM's (VACM's). Comparisons with laboratory calibrations of the mechanical current meters suggest that a large portion of the differences observed in the near-surface region could result from mooring motion and self-wake contamination experienced by the mechanical sensors in oscillatory flow.","PeriodicalId":163199,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE Third Working Conference on Current Measurement","volume":"119 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116710676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent improvements in ocean current measurement from motional electric fields and currents","authors":"T. Sanford","doi":"10.1109/CCM.1986.1158480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCM.1986.1158480","url":null,"abstract":"Scientific studies of ocean dynamics and transports require rapid and accurate observations of velocities over large spatial scales. One opportunity to provide some of the needed data is available in the naturally occurring electric currents and magnetic field. These EM signals arise from the motion of sea water through the Earth's magnetic field and contain information about the local and regional velocity. The mixture of local and distant responses is often considered a liability, but this seeming problem can be turned into a great benefit. The local contribution is the water velocity,v, at the sensor location. The distant contribution is determined primarily by the average velocity over the vertical water column, denoted asbar{v}^{astr}. The apparent velocity sensed by an instrument moving with the local water velocity is equal tov - bar{v}^{astr}. A method to separate these contributions and, thereby, isolatebar{v}^{astr}is to obtain simultaneous EM and navigational information. The difference between an independent measurement of the local horizontal velocity and the EM-derived velocity yieldsbar{v}^{astr}. Becausebar{v}^{astr}is usefully close to beingbar{v}, the vertically averaged velocity, the method holds significant potential for improving current measurement technology. Measurements of motionally induced electric fields and currents are being made from submarine cables, towed electrode systems and free-fall profilers. Significant new information about steady and variable ocean transport has been obtained from these methods. Examples of the recent progress in measurements, interpretations and instrumentation are discussed, and a new device to measurebar{v}^{astr}, called the Towed Transport Meter, is described.","PeriodicalId":163199,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE Third Working Conference on Current Measurement","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129067221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intercomparison trials: Near-surface current measurements over the norwegian continental shelf","authors":"A. Jenkins, R. Olsen, S. Christianidis","doi":"10.1109/CCM.1986.1158472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCM.1986.1158472","url":null,"abstract":"The results of two intercomparison trials are presented. The first trial compares currents measured by satellite-positioned drifting buoys with those measured with 3-component Simrad ultrasonic current meters (UCM) mounted at 2m depth on a surface-following mooring. The second trial compares the UCM with the E.G.&G. VMCM-630 mechanical vector measuring current meter. In the drifter - current meter comparison, the drifter showed a greater response to the wind than the current meter, both at low frequencies (< 1 cpd) and at around the inertial frequency. The comparison of the two current meters was prompted by an apparent zero-point shift in the VMCM-630 measurements: the effect may be due either to a current shear between the levels of the two rotors or to an intermittent electronic fault.","PeriodicalId":163199,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE Third Working Conference on Current Measurement","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125706789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High resolution current profiler","authors":"F. Rowe, K. Deines, R. Gordon","doi":"10.1109/CCM.1986.1158485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCM.1986.1158485","url":null,"abstract":"A High Resolution Current Profiler (HRCP) system has been developed which employs a pulse-to-pulse coherent Doppler technique to measure ocean current profiles with high spatial, temporal, and velocity resolution. This technique is conceptually similar to the conventional single pulse incoherent Doppler technique, except that the Doppler frequency shift is computed, by comparison of sequential pulse echoes rather than from a single pulse. This method leads to a much improved current measurement precision. The developmental HRCP measures vertical profiles of water velocity over a 10 meter range, with a depth resolution of 20 cm. Velocity measurement precision is approximately 0.5 cm/sec at a 3.3 Hz sampling rate. The HRCP development has been carried out by RD Instruments under contract to Det norske Veritas, Norway.","PeriodicalId":163199,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE Third Working Conference on Current Measurement","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133496866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preliminary results of four VACM-VMCM DYADS in the upper ocean of the equatorial pacific","authors":"D. Halpern","doi":"10.1109/CCM.1986.1158475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCM.1986.1158475","url":null,"abstract":"Measurements from a Savonius rotor and vane vector-averaging current meter (VACM) and dual orthogonal propeller vector-measuring current meter (VMCM) placed 1 m apart beneath a surface-following buoy moored on the Pacific equator for 6-month intervals are described. Experiments at 13, 98, 120 and 160 m depths were completed in light (approx 5m s-1, small (1-2 m) surface wave heights, strong currents (>100 cm s-1) and very large current shears (0.02 s-1). Excellent coherence was found between each VACM-VMCM doublet's data. The most striking feature of these intercomparison tests was that the VACM and VMCM observations were virtually identical, especially below the near-surface layer.","PeriodicalId":163199,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE Third Working Conference on Current Measurement","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132690579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Cutchin, J. Christensen, R. Knoop, J. Stillman, W. Woodward
{"title":"Acoustic doppler current profiling from a volunteer commercial ship","authors":"D. Cutchin, J. Christensen, R. Knoop, J. Stillman, W. Woodward","doi":"10.1109/CCM.1986.1158481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCM.1986.1158481","url":null,"abstract":"An acoustic Doppler current profiler has been successfully installed on a volunteer commercial ship, the 42,000 DWT oil tanker EXXON Jamestown, which makes monthly round trips from Houston, Texas to Santa Barbara, California via the Panama Canal. Doppler current data collected by the Jamestown so far indicate that the system noise levels are low and the relative current profiles appear reasonable down to 120 meters or more. Very intense vertical shears (0.05 sec-1) have been repeatedly observed along the Pacific coast of Central America in the area just to the north of the Costa Rica Dome. The Jamestown's larger size and higher speed produce beam-to-beam profile differences which are more noticeable than in the case of small research vessels. These and other system characteristics are discussed.","PeriodicalId":163199,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE Third Working Conference on Current Measurement","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124211640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Doppler acoustic velocity profiling in the arctic","authors":"R. Pinkel, S. Beck, J. Morison","doi":"10.1109/CCM.1986.1158478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCM.1986.1158478","url":null,"abstract":"During Spring 1985 two RD Instruments 150 kHz sonars were operated for 37 days in the Beaufort Sea, approximately 450 km northeast of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The sonars successfully profiled to a depth of approximately 350 m, with rms velocity precision of 1 cm/sec (for hourly averages). A preliminary analysis indicates that sonar accuracy levels also appear to be of order 1 cm/sec. While rather small, these levels result in significant errors in the Arctic measurementg as the naturally occurring signal levels in the Arctic are also quite small. Neverless, at low frequency ( < .2 cph), an excellent picture of the internal wavefield is obtained.","PeriodicalId":163199,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE Third Working Conference on Current Measurement","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129224682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estimating absolute current velocities by merging shipboard doppler current profiler data with LORAN-C data","authors":"C. Trump","doi":"10.1109/CCM.1986.1158489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCM.1986.1158489","url":null,"abstract":"The output of a shipboard-mounted Doppler Current Profiler (DCP) is a profile of water velocity, in various depth bins, relative to the ship. To obtain absolute water velocities, some independent measure of the absolute ship's velocity must be used. The most common measure of ship's velocity is derived from LORAN-C navigation. Unfortunately, LORAN-C derived velocities are not as accurate as Doppler estimates. A process involving a reference layer concept and numerical filtration to obtain estimates of absolute water velocities is described. The cost of using this process is the loss of information concerning the variation of absolute water velocities at periods less thansim1/2 hours. Once the problem of inaccurate navigation is solved, there are still two problems that can affect the quality of absolute water velocity estimates. These problems arise from small errors in the heading ascribed to the ship and to the speed calibration of the Doppler system.","PeriodicalId":163199,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE Third Working Conference on Current Measurement","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132690995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Space-time analysis of acoustic scintillations in ocean current sensing","authors":"S. Clifford, D. Farmer","doi":"10.1109/CCM.1986.1158484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCM.1986.1158484","url":null,"abstract":"We present a new approach for measuring ocean flows by observing scintillation drift. In propagating through a turbulent bcean an acoustic wave encounters refractive-index fluctuations that perturb the phase and amplitude of the wave. From the slope of the time-lagged amplitude or phase covariance function of two detectors at zero lag, we can determine the path-averaged component of the current perpendicular to the line-of-sight between the transmitter and receiver array. We tested the concept at Cordova Channel near Sidney B.C. The results showed close agreement between in situ current meters and the acoustic-scintillation-derived currents. This paper also describes an elaboration of the scintillation technique, using multiple transmitters and receivers, that would provide profiles of the transverse current.","PeriodicalId":163199,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE Third Working Conference on Current Measurement","volume":"156 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121534854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}