An Improvement in the Calculation of ADCP Velocities

• Published in: Journal of atmospheric and oceanic technology Vol. 19; no. 10; pp. 1738 - 1741
• Main Author: Ott, Michael W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston American Meteorological Society 01.10.2002
• Subjects: Doppler effect; Estuaries; Oceans; Velocity

Acoustic Doppler current profilers are used to measure currents in a variety of aquatic conditions. When nonzero pitch and roll angles occur, a number of complications arise in the conversion from beam velocities, which are measured parallel to the acoustic beams, to earth velocities. One such diffi...