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  #1 Bonnie Sutton on 20 Nov 11

   

  Here is a great list of ocean observing instruments from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  Ocean Instruments On the woods hole site they are clickable.
  
  How they work, what they do, and why they do it
  
  http://www1.coseecoastaltrends.net/modules/observing_the_ocean/learn_about/
  
  
  
  Instruments and what they measure:
  
  Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) - velocity of currents
  ALACE, PALACE and SOLO Floats - drifting with currents, profiling the upper ocean
  ASIMET: Air-Sea Interaction Meteorology - adding heat, water and momentum flux to climate models
  BIOMAPER II - counting zooplankton with video and sonar
  Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) - conductivity (salinity), temperature, depth
  Gravity Corer - properties of ocean sediment
  Kongsberg-Simrad EM300 Multibeam Echo Sounder
  MOCNESS - remote-controlled nets for catching zooplankton
  Marine Magnetometer - measures magnetic field strength
  Moored Profiler - measuring the entire water column
  Ocean-Bottom Seismometer - earthquakes deep below the sea
  Piston Corer - properties of sediment deep below the seafloor
  RAFOS Float - velocity of currents
  REMUS - using gliders to monitor ocean changes
  Sediment Trap - catching 'marine snow' on its long fall to the sea floor
  Spray Glider - temperature, salinity, and turbidity
  Towed Camera System "TowCam" - deep-sea imaging
  Video Plankton Recorder - zooplankton
  Platforms designed to hold ocean instruments:
  
  ABE - high-resolution mapping and searching by robotic vehicle
  Alvin - exploring the depths
  Coastal Research Vessel Tioga
  Jason and Medea - remote controlled exploration of the sea floor
  Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory - research station providing real-time oceanographic and meteorological dat
  Nootka Buoy - a wireless hotspot in the deep ocean

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Here is a great list of ocean observing instruments from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution <br /> Ocean Instruments On the woods hole site they are clickable. <br /> <br /> How they work, what they do, and why they do it <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www1.coseecoastaltrends.net/modules/observing_the_ocean/learn_about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www1.coseecoastaltrends.net/modules/observing_the_ocean/learn_about/</a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Instruments and what they measure: <br /> <br /> Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) - velocity of currents <br /> ALACE, PALACE and SOLO Floats - drifting with currents, profiling the upper ocean <br /> ASIMET: Air-Sea Interaction Meteorology - adding heat, water and momentum flux to climate models <br /> BIOMAPER II - counting zooplankton with video and sonar <br /> Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) - conductivity (salinity), temperature, depth <br /> Gravity Corer - properties of ocean sediment <br /> Kongsberg-Simrad EM300 Multibeam Echo Sounder <br /> MOCNESS - remote-controlled nets for catching zooplankton <br /> Marine Magnetometer - measures magnetic field strength <br /> Moored Profiler - measuring the entire water column <br /> Ocean-Bottom Seismometer - earthquakes deep below the sea <br /> Piston Corer - properties of sediment deep below the seafloor <br /> RAFOS Float - velocity of currents <br /> REMUS - using gliders to monitor ocean changes <br /> Sediment Trap - catching 'marine snow' on its long fall to the sea floor <br /> Spray Glider - temperature, salinity, and turbidity <br /> Towed Camera System "TowCam" - deep-sea imaging <br /> Video Plankton Recorder - zooplankton <br /> Platforms designed to hold ocean instruments: <br /> <br /> ABE - high-resolution mapping and searching by robotic vehicle <br /> Alvin - exploring the depths <br /> Coastal Research Vessel Tioga <br /> Jason and Medea - remote controlled exploration of the sea floor <br /> Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory - research station providing real-time oceanographic and meteorological dat <br /> Nootka Buoy - a wireless hotspot in the deep ocean</div>

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