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Instrument

ADCP
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) is an in situ acoustic sensor used to measure ocean currents. ADCP uses the Doppler effect to detect sound waves to provide measurements of the speed and direction of currents throughout the water column. ADCP can easily be mounted on different water platforms such as ships, buoys, and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). It also can be deployed on the seafloor to provide profile measurements of ocean currents.

Image of the ADCP mounted on a CTD rosette during SPURS
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Acoustic
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents
Sea Floor, Subsurface - Sea/Ocean/Water
Variable
Variable
Variable
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(1995)012%3C0435:PACOAA%3E2.0.CO;2External Link

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Instrument Operation

Aranda

R/V Aranda

1 Campaign · 5 Instruments
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EXPORTS

EXport Processes in the Ocean from RemoTe Sensing

2018—2021
Northeast Pacific Ocean, Northeast Atlantic
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2 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
SPURS

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

2012—2017
Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 38 Data Products
Generic Vessel

Campaign Ships

1 Campaign · 2 Instruments
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Delta-X

Delta Exchange

2021—2023
Atchafalaya and Terrebonne basins of the Mississippi River Delta
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2 Deployments
· 14 Data Products
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S-MODE

Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

2021—2023
Centered approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco, California, USA
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3 Deployments
· 33 Data Products
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EXPORTS

EXport Processes in the Ocean from RemoTe Sensing

2018—2021
Northeast Pacific Ocean, Northeast Atlantic
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2 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
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S-MODE

Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

2021—2023
Centered approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco, California, USA
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3 Deployments
· 33 Data Products
ICESCAPE

Impacts of Climate on the Eco-Systems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment

2010—2011
Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea
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2 Deployments
· 0 Data Products
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S-MODE

Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

2021—2023
Centered approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco, California, USA
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3 Deployments
· 33 Data Products
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S-MODE

Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

2021—2023
Centered approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco, California, USA
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3 Deployments
· 33 Data Products
SPURS

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

2012—2017
Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 38 Data Products
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S-MODE

Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

2021—2023
Centered approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco, California, USA
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3 Deployments
· 33 Data Products
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S-MODE

Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

2021—2023
Centered approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco, California, USA
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3 Deployments
· 33 Data Products
IMB Buoy

Ice Mass Balance Buoy

1 Campaign · 3 Instruments
R/V Woldstad

R/V Woldstad

1 Campaign · 5 Instruments
Jet-SSP

Jet Surface Salinity Profiler

1 Campaign · 6 Instruments
SPURS

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

2012—2017
Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 38 Data Products
Moored Buoy

Moored Buoy

Stationary
2 Campaigns · 11 Instruments
SPURS

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

2012—2017
Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 38 Data Products
Sarmiento

R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa

2 Campaigns · 5 Instruments
SPURS

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

2012—2017
Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 38 Data Products
SPURS

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study

2012—2017
Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean
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2 Deployments
· 38 Data Products
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S-MODE

Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

2021—2023
Centered approximately 300 km offshore of San Francisco, California, USA
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3 Deployments
· 33 Data Products

Data Products

Filter data products from this instrument by specific campaigns, platforms, or formats.

Campaigns
CAMPAIGNS
Platforms
PLATFORMS
Formats
FORMATS
10.5067/SMODE-RVADCExternal Link
netCDF-4
10.5067/SMODE-SDRONExternal Link
Saildrone
netCDF-4
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1806External Link
10.5067/SPUR2-ADCP0External Link
netCDF-4
10.5067/SPUR2-SDRONExternal Link
Saildrone
netCDF-4
10.5067/SPUR1-ADCP0External Link
netCDF-4
Saildrone
netCDF
10.5067/SMODE-FLOATExternal Link
Drifting Buoy
netCDF