Four current meter models compared in strong currents in drake passag

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2465-2477

  Randolph Watts, D ^a   Kennelly, Maureen A ^a   Donohue, Kathleen A ^a   Tracey, Karen L ^a   Chereskin, Teresa K ^b   Weller, Robert A ^c   Victoria, Ivan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d Aanderaa Data Instruments Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic measurements effects; Currents; In situ oceanic observations; Instrumentation sensors

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS/EFFECTS; CURRENT METERS; DRAKE PASSAGE; INSTRUMENTATION/SENSORS; REFERENCE MEASUREMENTS; SITU OCEANIC OBSERVATIONS; STRONG CURRENTS; TIME INTERVAL;

OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY;

SPEED;

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BUOY SYSTEM; CURRENT VELOCITY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; OCEANIC CURRENT;

DRAKE PASSAGE;

EID: 84886624769     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00032.1     Document Type: Article

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