Shipboard ADCP References: Instrumentation and Methodology


Chereskin, T.K., E. Firing and J.A. Gast, 1989. On identifying and screening filter skew and noise bias in acoustic Doppler current profiler measurements. J. Atomos. Oceanic Technol., 6, 1040-1054.

Ferguson, K., et. al., 1991. Three Dimensonal Attitude Determination with the Ashtech 3DF 24-Channel GPS Measurement System. ION National Technical Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, Jan 22-25, 1991.

Firing, E., 1991. Acoustic Doppler current profiler measurements and methods. In WOCE Operations Manual, Volume 3, Section1, Part 3: WHP Operations and Methods, WHP Office Report WHPO 91-1, WOCE Report No. 68/91, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA 02543 PostScript version (0.3Mbyte)

Firing, E. and F. Bahr, P. Caldwell, J. Ranada, W. Zhu, 1995. Processing ADCP Data with the CODAS Software System . Version 3.1., JIMAR, University of Hawaii, 1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, "unpublished manuscript." PostScript version of the manual (2.5Mbyte).

Firing, E. and F.Bahr, P. Caldwell, J. Ranada, W. Zhu, 1995. Access to the CODAS High-Resolution Shipboard ADCP Data Sets using the CODAS Extraction Software System . Version 3.1., JIMAR, University of Hawaii, 1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, "unpublished manuscript." PostScript version of the manual, (1.2Mbyte).

Flagg, C.N. and S.L. Smith, 1985. On the use of the acoustic Doppler current profiler to measure zooplankton abundance. Deep-Sea Research, 36, 455-474.

Flagg, C.N., G. Schwartze, E. Gottlieb, and T. Rossby, 1998. Operating an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler aboard a Container Vessel. J. Atmos and Oceanic Tech., 15, 257-271.

Griffiths, G. 1993. Improved Underway ADCP Data Quality through Precise Heading Measurements. Proceeds of Oceans '93. Victoria, BC. Canada.

Heywood, K. J.; Scrope-Howe, S.; Barton, E. D. 1991. Estimation of Zooplankton Abundance from Shipborne ADCP Backscatter. Deep - Sea Research Part A - Oceanographic Research Papers. 38: 677-691.

Hummon, J. and K.Donahue, 1997. Notes on acquisition of shipboard ADCP and Lowered ADCP from WOCE cruise KN9705. (unpublished manuscript). text version

Joyce, T.M., 1989. On in situ "calibration" of shipboard ADCPs. J. Atomos. Oceanic Technol., 6, 169-172.

King,B.A. and E.B.Cooper, 1993. Comparison of Ship's Heading Determined from an Array of GPS Antennas with Heading from Conventional Gyrocompass Measurements. Deep-Sea Research I, Vol. 40. pp. 2207-2216.

King,B.A. and E.B.Cooper, 1994. GPS and DGPS: Navigation Tools for Shipboard ADCPs. Sea Technology, March 1994. pp 10-15.

Leaman, K.D., R.J. Findley, and R.L. Hutchinson, 1989. ADCP hull-mount comparisons alleviate acoustic problems. Sea Technology, 30 #9, pp. 31-37

Pollard, R. and J. Read, 1989. A method for calibrating shipmounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers, and the limitations of gyro-compasses. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 6, 859-865.

Rossby,T. and G.Siedler, W.Zenk, 1995. The Volunteer Observing Ship and Future Ocean Monitoring. Bul. Am. Met. Soc., Vol. 76, No. 1, January 1995, pp. 5-11.

RD Instruments, 1989. Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers Principles of Operation: A Practical Primer. Available from RD Instruments, 9855 Businesspark Av., San Diego, CA 92131

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