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Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) is an instrument that uses Doppler-shifted acoustic backscatter to measure water velocity profiles along a vertical profile. Developed by RD Instruments in the 1980s, it has become the standard method for high-resolution current profiling in oceanographic research. ADCPs provide unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution of ocean circulation patterns.

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Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / oceanography
  • RD Instruments. (1996). Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Principles of Operation. A Practical Primer. RD Instruments Technical Note. · URL
  • Teledyne Technologies. (2018). ADCP Technology and Applications. White Paper. · URL
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