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Instrument

ADCP
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

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

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TOGA COARE

Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere - Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment

1992—1993
Western Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
CEPEX

Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment

1993
Central Pacific Ocean
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1 Deployment
· 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
· 41 Data Products
ATOMIC

Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign

2020
Tropical North Atlantic east of Barbados
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
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
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
· 41 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
· 39 Data Products
Generic Vessel

Generic Vessel

1 Campaign · 5 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
· 68 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
· 39 Data Products
R/V Moana Wave

R/V Moana Wave

1 Campaign · 5 Instruments
The logo for the TOGA-COARE campaign
TOGA COARE

Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere - Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment

1992—1993
Western Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
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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
· 39 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
· 41 Data Products
ATOMIC

Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign

2020
Tropical North Atlantic east of Barbados
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
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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
· 39 Data Products
ATOMIC

Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign

2020
Tropical North Atlantic east of Barbados
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
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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
· 39 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
· 39 Data Products
IMB Buoy

Ice Mass Balance Buoy

1 Campaign · 3 Instruments
ATOMIC

Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign

2020
Tropical North Atlantic east of Barbados
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
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
· 41 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
· 41 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
· 41 Data Products
ATOMIC

Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign

2020
Tropical North Atlantic east of Barbados
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1 Deployment
· 1 Data Product
The logo for the S-MODE campaign
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
· 39 Data Products

Data Products

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Campaigns
CAMPAIGNS
Platforms
PLATFORMS
Formats
FORMATS
10.5067/SASSIE-WAVGL1External Link
Wave Glider
targz
10.5067/SMODE-RVADCExternal Link
netCDF
10.5067/SASSIE-GLID2External Link
Wave Glider
netCDF
10.5067/SMODE-SDRONExternal Link
Saildrone
netCDF
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1806External Link
CSV
10.5067/SPUR2-ADCP0External Link
netCDF
10.5067/SPUR2-SDRONExternal Link
Saildrone
netCDF
10.5067/SPUR1-ADCP0External Link
netCDF
10.5067/SMODE-SDRON1External Link
Saildrone
netCDF
10.5067/SMODE-FLOATExternal Link
Drifting Buoy
netCDF
10.5067/SASSIE-ADCP2External Link
R/V Woldstad
NetCDF
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2081External Link
multiple
10.5067/SASSIE-SWIFT1External Link
targz
10.5067/SASSIE-SWIFT2External Link
netCDF
10.5067/SDRON-ATOM0External Link
Saildrone
netCDF
10.5067/SMODE-WAVEGL3External Link
Wave Glider
netCDF
10.5067/SMODE-WAVEGL2External Link
Wave Glider
netCDF
10.5067/SMODE-WAVEGL4External Link
Wave Glider
netCDF
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2379External Link
CSV