An electromagnetic vorticity and velocity sensor for observing finescale kinetic fluctuations in the ocean

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 11 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1647-1667

  Sanford, Thomas B ^a,b   Carlson, James A ^a,c   Dunlap, John H ^a   Prater, Mark D ^a,d   Lien, Ren Chieh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Sea Bird Electronics Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; FLOW MEASUREMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT; SENSOR; VELOCITY; VORTICITY;

EID: 0033493793     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<1647:aevavs>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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