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Please note that operations of the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler requires experienced scientific staff on board. The system is not operated by the ship's crew. Announce operations with the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler to AWI-Logistics prior to the cruise and clarify the data transfer after the cruise. |
Summary
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The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measures flow rates in the water body below the moving vessel with an operating frequency of 150 kHz. Up to 400m range can be achieved according to the data sheet. |
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| urn | vessel:polarstern:adcp |
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| Manufacturer | Teledyne RDI |
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| Model | Teledyne RDI Ocean Surveyor 150kHz vessel-mounted ADCP |
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| Serial No. | transducer 3058, chassis 1518 |
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| Type | current profiler |
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| REGISTRY-Link | ↪ REGISTRY (625) |
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| urn | vessel:polarstern:adcp |
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| contenttype | Images |
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Transducer Frequency:
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| urn | vessel:polarstern:adcp |
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| contenttype | Contacts |
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| Name | Institution | Role |
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| Sandra Tippenhauer | Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research | Principal Investigator | | Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research | Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research | Owner |
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Components
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Position
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| urn | vessel:polarstern:adcp |
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| contenttype | LocalFrame |
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| Info | xyz-position of transducer from Alignment Survey Report RV Polarstern (June 2016), transducer located in box keel room, electronics in G707, computer in winch control station | | X | 65.769 m
(X-0 is at the center of der rudder (ref. design drawing of the vessel), positive X-axis is forward and along vessel centerline) | | Y | 0.005 m
(Y-0 at centerline, positive Y-axis is portside) | | Z | 0.03 m
(Z-0 is set to the lowest point of the keel, positive Z-axis is upwards) |
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Data logging, storage and archiving
Logged parameters
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| contenttype | Parameters |
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| Parameter | O2ARegistry Output Type | Unit |
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| average east velocity | current speed | m/s | | average north velocity | current speed | m/s | | averaging interval | date and time | s | | maximum depth for averaging | depth | m | | true horizontal velocity | current speed | m/s | | true velocity direction | current direction | deg | | up velocity | current speed | m/s |
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Central geographical ship's position and time standard
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Rawdata storage on board
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Dship
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Data archiving on land
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Documentation
See also http://www.rdinstruments.com/
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