Current Meter Moorings
Current Meter Moorings (2007-2009)
M01 - M03
Current Meter Calibration Mooring (2009-2010)
A calibration current meter mooring was deployed in 2009 to intercompare measurements in a large range of speeds (0-75 cm/s). Four types of current meters were placed on a fairly stiff mooring in about 4000-m depth, 5 m apart from each other: 2 Aanderaa RCM11's, 2 VMCM's, 2 Aanderaa SeaGuard Z-pulse's, and 1 Nortek Aquadopp.
Deployment of the calibration mooring (M04) is documented here .
References
- Kennelly, M. A., D. R. Watts, K. L. Tracey, and K. A. Donohue. An intercomparison of four models of current meter in high current conditions in Drake Passage. GSO Technical Report 12-04, University of Rhode Island, 2012. (PDF)