scholarly journals A Method for Processing Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Velocity Data from Towed, Undulating Vehicles

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1710-1716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiayi Pan ◽  
David A. Jay
Keyword(s):  
Surface Waters ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ◽  
Small Time ◽  
Ocean Current ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Vertical Range ◽  
External Reference ◽  
Current Profiler ◽  
Adcp Measurements

Abstract The utility of the acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) for sampling small time and space scales of coastal environments can be enhanced by mounting a high-frequency (1200 kHz) ADCP on an oscillating towed body. This approach requires both an external reference to convert the measured shears to velocities in the earth coordinates and a method to determine the towed body velocities. During the River Influence on the Shelf Ecosystems (RISE) project cruise, a high-frequency (1200 kHz) and narrowbeam ADCP with mode 12 sampling was mounted on a TRIAXUS oscillating towfish, which steers a 3D path behind the ship. This deployment approach extended the vertical range of the ADCP and allowed it to sample near-surface waters outside the ship’s wake. The measurements from a ship-mounted 1200-kHz narrowbeam ADCP are used as references for TRIAXUS ADCP data, and a method of overlapping bins is employed to recover the entire vertical range of the TRIAXUS ADCP. The TRIAXUS vehicle horizontal velocities are obtained by removing the derived ocean current velocity from the TRIAXUS ADCP measurements. The results show that the method is practical.

scholarly journals Global Wavenumber Spectrum with Corrections for Altimeter High-Frequency Noise

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 495-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Hui Zhou ◽  
Dong-Ping Wang ◽  
Dake Chen
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Frequency Noise ◽  
Spectral Estimates ◽  
Current Profiler ◽  
Adcp Measurements ◽  
Corrected Data ◽  
Geostrophic Turbulence ◽  
The Tropics

AbstractThe altimetry wavenumber spectra of sea surface height (SSH) provide a unique dataset for testing of geostrophic turbulence. While SSH spectral slopes of k−11/3 and k−5 are expected from theories and numerical simulations, the altimetry spectra from the original unfiltered and instrument noise–corrected data often are too shallow, falling between k−2 and k−3. In this study, the possibility that the flattened spectral slopes are partly due to contamination by unresolved high-frequency (<10 days) motions is tested. A spatiotemporal filter based on empirical orthogonal function expansion (EOF) is used to remove the temporally incoherent signals. The resulting spectral slopes are much steeper than in the previous studies. Over 70% of the revised global spectral estimates, excluding the tropics, are above k−3. Moreover, in high energy regions like the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio, the spectral slopes are about k−5, which is consistent with the classical quasigeostrophic (QG) turbulence. The spectral slopes are validated with the eddy kinetic energy (EKE) spectra from shipboard acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) measurements in the high and low energy regions.

scholarly journals Quantifying Suspended Sediment using Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler in Tidung Island Seawaters

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Munandar Manik ◽  
Randi Firdaus
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Suspended Sediment ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ◽  
Sediment Concentration ◽  
In Situ Measurement ◽  
Ocean Current ◽  
Echo Intensity ◽  
Current Profiler

Tidung Island, located near Jakarta Bay, is a tourism and conservation area. It is necessary to keep these seawaters unpolluted. To calculate the level of pollution, it is necessary to know the sediment concentration. Quantifying concentration suspended sediment is important for knowledge of sediment transport. Researchers usually use water sample analysis and optical method for quantifying suspended sediment in seawater. Less accuracies of these methods are due to under sample of seawater and the existence of biological fouling. One promising method to measure concentration of suspended sediment is using Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP). ADCP is usually used by oceanographer and hydrographer to measure ocean current. In this research, ADCP with 300 kHz operating frequency was used effectively to measure suspended sediment concentration (SSC) and ocean current simultaneously. The echo intensity received from suspended sediment was computed using sonar equations to quantify SSC. The empirical equation between echo intensity and SSC was found. The SSC value obtained by ADCP was also compared with in situ measurement. The result showed that quantified SSC value obtained by ADCP was nearly equal with SSC obtained from in situ measurement with coefficient correlation of 0.98. The high concentration ranged from 55 mg/L to 80 mg/L at the surface layer to a depth 12 m, moderate concentration ranged from 45 mg/L to 55 mg/L at a depth 12 m to 40 m, and low concentration less than 45 mg/L at a depth greater than 40 m. The distribution of SSC was correlated with ocean current condition. In small currents, suspended solids will settle faster so that the concentration in the water column will decrease. Conversely, if the velocity is high, suspended solids will continue to float carried by the current in the water column so that the concentration is high.

scholarly journals Divergence-Free Spatial Velocity Flow Field Interpolator for Improving Measurements from ADCP-Equipped Small Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie MacMahan ◽  
Ross Vennell ◽  
Rick Beatson ◽  
Jenna Brown ◽  
Ad Reniers
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ◽  
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles ◽  
Velocity Magnitude ◽  
Velocity Flow ◽  
Current Profiler ◽  
Adcp Measurements ◽  
Measured Flow ◽  
Divergence Free

Abstract Applying a two-dimensional (2D) divergence-free (DF) interpolation to a one-person deployable unmanned underwater vehicle’s (UUV) noisy moving-vessel acoustic Doppler current profiler (MV-ADCP) measurements improves the results and increases the utility of the UUV in tidal environments. For a 3.5-h MV-ACDP simulation that spatially and temporally varies with the M2 tide, the 2D DF-estimated velocity magnitude and orientation improves by approximately 85%. Next the 2D DF method was applied to velocity data obtained from two UUVs that repeatedly performed seven 1-h survey tracks in Bear Cut Inlet, Miami, Florida. The DF method provides a more realistic and consistent representation of the ADCP measured flow field, improving magnitude and orientation estimates by approximately 25%. The improvement increases for lower flow velocities, when the ADCP measurements have low environmental signal-to-noise ratio. However, near slack tide when flow reversal occurs, the DF estimates are invalid because the flows are not steady state within the survey circuit.

scholarly journals Kajian Pola Arus Laut dan Distribusi Sedimen Di Perairan Pantai Muara Kamal Jakarta Utara

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Permana Ari Soerjawo ◽  
Thonas Indra Maryanto
Keyword(s):  
Current Velocity ◽  
High Tide ◽  
Clay Fraction ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Ocean Current ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Sediment Distribution ◽  
Current Profiler

ABSTRAKPola arus laut dan distribusi sedimen merupakan proses dinamika di suatu perairan yang mempunyai karakteristik berbeda-beda, sehingga berpengaruh terhadap pembentukan geomorfologi pantai di seluruh dunia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pola arus dan sedimen di perairan Pantai Muara Kamal Jakarta Utara di tahun 2012. Data yang digunakan merupakan data primer dan data sekunder, data primer meliputi data arus yang didapat dari pemasangan ADCP(Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler), data pasang surut dan sedimen perairan yang diambil dengan sedimen grab. Data sekunder berupa peta LPI (Lingkungan Pantai Indonesia) tahun 2000 skala 1:50.000 dari BIG (Badan Informasi Geospasial) dan citra satelit Google Earth tahun 2009. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kecepatan arus yang paling besar terdapat pada lapisan permukaan dengan kecepatan 0,242 m/s kearah barat daya (207,8o), kecepatan arus terkecil terdapat pada lapisan dasar yaitu 0,141 m/s kearah barat daya (207o). Hasil simulasi model hidrodinamika 2D, menunjukkan bahwa pada saat pasang arus laut mengarah ke daratan (selatan) dan pada saat surut arus laut mengarah ke laut lepas (barat laut). Berdasarkan kandungan ukuran butir sedimen di perairan Pantai Muara Kamal Jakarta Utara adalah pasir (64.98 - 72.15%) fraksi pasir tertinggi distasiun B(belakang geotekstil), lanau (24.56 - 29.36%) fraksi lanau tertinggi di stasiun C (depan geotekstil) dan Lempung (1.64 – 5.64%) fraksi lempung tertinggi di stasiun C (depan geotekstil). Kata kunci: Arus, Pantai Muara Kamal, Sedimen, model hidrodinamika 2D   ABSTRACTOcean current and sediment distribution are the dynamic process that have different charactheristic and therefore influenced beach geomorfophology around the world. This research aims to understand both ocean current and sediment pattern in Muara Kamal North Jakarta in 2012. This research used primary and secondary data, primary data were consisted of current data from ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler), tidal data and bottom sediment samples. Secondary data involved of Indonesia Coastline Environmental map of year 2000 with scale 1:50.000 from Geospatial information Agency and a satellite data from Google earth of year 2009. The results showed that greatest ocean current velocity contained in the surface layer at a speed of 0,242 m/s with to southwest direction (207.8o), the smallest current velocity was in bottom layer is 0.141 m/s with southwest directiont (207o). Based on 2D hydrodynamic model simulation indicated that when high tide ocean current was flowed to the mainland (south) when low tide the current was flowed to the open sea direction. Based on the content grain size of the sediment, the studi area consisted of sand (64.98 - 72.15%) the highest sand fraction at station B(rare of geotextile) , silt (24.56 - 29.36%) the highest silt fraction at station C (front of geotextile) andclay (1.64 – 5.64%) the highest clay fraction at station C(front of geotextile) Key Words: Current, Muara Kamal Shoreline, Sediment, 2D hydrodynamics model

scholarly journals PARTICLE SIZE CHARACTERISTICS OF RIVERBED SEDIMENTS TRANSPORTED BY TIDAL BORE ‘BONO’ IN KAMPAR ESTUARY, RIAU-INDONESIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Wisnu Arya Gemilang ◽  
Ulung Jantama Wisha ◽  
Guntur Adhi Rahmawan
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ◽  
Tidal Bore ◽  
Riverbed Sediments ◽  
Sediment Mass ◽  
Current Profiler ◽  
Adcp Measurements ◽  
Tidal Condition ◽  
Size Data

The presence of tidal bore in the Kampar River (locally known as ‘bono’) may influence sedimentation in the Kampar River and its estuary. Understanding sedimentation mechanisms (e.g., erosion, deposition) is important to communities along the Kampar River, which can be studied by analyzing characteristics of grain size distribution. Here, we study riverbed sediment samples collected from 17 stations using an Ekman grab sampler, accompanied by bathymetry and acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) measurements. Grain size data show that the sediments are coarser upstream and gradually finer downstream. Silty sands are predominant in the upstream section of the river, sands in its river body and sandy silts in the downstream. The results indicate the influence of undular bores on grain size characteristics. We also found that the propagation of bono and Kampar River’s funnelshaped morphology cause intense scouring events of riverbed sediments. Sortation values that range between 0.332.14 suggest unstable currents that result in randomly deposited sediments. The sediment mass transfer per area is positively towards downstream at the low tidal condition. However, after the passage of the bores, the sediment mass transfer area becomes negatively towards upstream.

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) Measurements of Breaking Waves

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne M. Fullerton ◽  
Thomas C. Fu
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ◽  
Breaking Waves ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Breaking Wave ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Measurement Systems ◽  
Bubble Density ◽  
Current Profiler ◽  
Adcp Measurements ◽  
Naval Surface Warfare

Detailed flow measurements of the turbulent multiphase flow associated with wave breaking present a unique instrumentation challenge. Measurement systems must be capable of high sampling rates, large dynamic ranges, and be capable of making measurements in water, air and optically opaque regions. An experiment was performed at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, in October 2007 to measure various characteristics of the breaking wave generated from a submerged ship transom. The primary objective of this work was to obtain full-scale qualitative and quantitative flow field data of a large breaking transom wave over a range of conditions, specifically transom drafts and Froude numbers. Several types of measurements were made on the transom stern wave during this experiment, however, this paper will focus on the Nortek Acoustic Wave and Current (AWAC) profiler measurements of the stern wake. The AWAC has a center acoustic beam in addition to the three angled beams typically found on an acoustic Doppler current profiler. The trends of the acoustic return from the AWAC and the trends of the bubble density and location on the water surface compare well, and it is anticipated that this return can be related to void fraction and bubble measurements in the future. This type of non-intrusive measurement could be very useful in the evaluation of breaking waves.

scholarly journals Observing Directional Properties of Ocean Swell with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 210-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. H. C. Herbers ◽  
S. J. Lentz
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ◽  
Parametric Estimation ◽  
Monitoring Applications ◽  
Current Profiler ◽  
Adcp Measurements ◽  
Directional Wave ◽  
Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract Acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) are widely used for routine measurements of ocean currents and waves in coastal environments. These instruments have the basic capability to measure surface wave frequency–directional spectra, but the quality of the estimates is not well understood because of the relatively high noise levels in the velocity measurements. In this study, wave data are evaluated from two 600-kHz ADCP instruments deployed at 20- and 45-m depths on the Southern California continental shelf. A simple parametric estimation technique is presented that provides robust estimates of the gross directional wave properties, even when the data quality is marginal, as was often the case in this benign wave environment. Good agreement of mean direction and (to a lesser degree) directional spreading estimates with measurements from a nearby surface-following buoy confirms that reliable wave information can generally be extracted from ADCP measurements on the continental shelf, supporting the instrument’s suitability for routine wave-monitoring applications.

scholarly journals Tracking icebergs with time-lapse photography and sparse optical flow, LeConte Bay, Alaska, 2016–2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (250) ◽  
pp. 195-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTIAN KIENHOLZ ◽  
JASON M. AMUNDSON ◽  
ROMAN J. MOTYKA ◽  
REBECCA H. JACKSON ◽  
JOHN B. MICKETT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Flow ◽  
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Image Resolution ◽  
Secondary Importance ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Spatial Image ◽  
Flow Speeds ◽  
Current Profiler ◽  
Lower Frame

ABSTRACTWe present a workflow to track icebergs in proglacial fjords using oblique time-lapse photos and the Lucas-Kanade optical flow algorithm. We employ the workflow at LeConte Bay, Alaska, where we ran five time-lapse cameras between April 2016 and September 2017, capturing more than 400 000 photos at frame rates of 0.5–4.0 min−1. Hourly to daily average velocity fields in map coordinates illustrate dynamic currents in the bay, with dominant downfjord velocities (exceeding 0.5 m s−1 intermittently) and several eddies. Comparisons with simultaneous Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements yield best agreement for the uppermost ADCP levels (~ 12 m and above), in line with prevalent small icebergs that trace near-surface currents. Tracking results from multiple cameras compare favorably, although cameras with lower frame rates (0.5 min−1) tend to underestimate high flow speeds. Tests to determine requisite temporal and spatial image resolution confirm the importance of high image frame rates, while spatial resolution is of secondary importance. Application of our procedure to other fjords will be successful if iceberg concentrations are high enough and if the camera frame rates are sufficiently rapid (at least 1 min−1 for conditions similar to LeConte Bay).

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