Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Replacement

On June 4, the UNC Coastal Studies Institute replaced an ADCP instrument from a tripod that was found 40 feet underwater, around a mile off the coast of Kill Devil Hills, NC. The ADCP uses four acoustic beams to calculate the speed and direction of currents throughout the water column. It can also measure wave height, speed and direction. This information could be useful for predicting rip currents, and provide data that will assist in understanding coastal processes. A UNC CSI team of three divers and two support staff were able to make the switch in two dives. This project is a collaboration with UNC Chapel Hill, the United States Army Corps of Engineers and KDH Ocean Rescue. For more information, please visit http://csi.northcarolina.edu

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• oceanography
• UNC
• CSI
• Coastal Studies
• Waves
• Currents
• Research
• outer banks
• coastal processes
• diving
• scuba
• rip currents