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Instrument: Acoustic Wave And Current Profiler

Acronym: AWAC

External Identifier: skos:exactMatch: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL0898/

Description

A family of instruments that simultaneously measure current profiles and wave height and direction designed for coastal monitoring.

Datasets (6)

Dataset Name	PI-Supplied Description	PI-Supplied Name
Current Velocity data from an artificial reef in Jupiter, FL acquired with an ADCP from July 18 until December 4, 2020.	NORTEK Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler – 1 MHz	NORTEK Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler – 1 MHz
Wave height data from an artificial reef in Jupiter, FL acquired with an ADCP from July 18 August 19, 2020.	NORTEK Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler – 1 MHz	NORTEK Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler – 1 MHz
Structure of current flow in the West Channel in Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida from Jun 13 to Jun 19, 2020	Technical Specifications: Acoustic frequency: 600kHz Acoustic beams: 4 beams, one vertical, three slanted at 25° Vertical beam opening angle: 1.7° Operational mode: Stand-alone Current Profile Depth cell size: 0.5m (600kHz) Number of cells: 6 - 12 Velocity range: ±10 m/s horizontal, ±5 m/s along beam Accuracy: 1% of measured value ±0.5 cm/s	Nortek Acoustic Wave And Current Profiler (AWAC)
Structure of current flow in the West Channel in Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida from Nov 15 to Nov 20, 2021	Technical Specifications: Acoustic frequency: 600kHz Acoustic beams: 4 beams, one vertical, three slanted at 25° Vertical beam opening angle: 1.7° Operational mode: Stand-alone Current Profile Depth cell size: 0.5m (600kHz) Number of cells: 6 - 12 Velocity range: ±10 m/s horizontal, ±5 m/s along beam Accuracy: 1% of measured value ±0.5 cm/s	Nortek Acoustic Wave And Current Profiler (AWAC)
Structure of current flow in the West Channel in Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida from Mar 29 to Apr 4, 2022	Technical Specifications: Acoustic frequency: 600kHz Acoustic beams: 4 beams, one vertical, three slanted at 25° Vertical beam opening angle: 1.7° Operational mode: Stand-alone Current Profile Depth cell size: 0.5m (600kHz) Number of cells: 6 - 12 Velocity range: ±10 m/s horizontal, ±5 m/s along beam Accuracy: 1% of measured value ±0.5 cm/s	Nortek Acoustic Wave And Current Profiler (AWAC)
Structure of current flow in the West Channel in Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida from Sep 18 to Sep 24, 2024	Technical Specifications: Acoustic frequency: 600kHz Acoustic beams: 4 beams, one vertical, three slanted at 25° Vertical beam opening angle: 1.7° Operational mode: Stand-alone Current Profile Depth cell size: 0.5m (600kHz) Number of cells: 6 - 12 Velocity range: ±10 m/s horizontal, ±5 m/s along beam Accuracy: 1% of measured value ±0.5 cm/s	Nortek Acoustic Wave And Current Profiler (AWAC)