Validation Testing of the DOCMS Intermediate Mooring.
Abstract
A Deep Ocean Current Measurement System (DOCMS) was developed for the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office under a contract with the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command. A test of this mooring was made at the Pacific Missile Range Barking Sands Facility, Hawaii, to validate the design predictions. The motions of the mooring, both predicted and measured are tabulated and show good agreement. Current measurements were made from current meters on the DOCMS and on a nearby intermediate mooring. Current measurements from the surface to 500 meters were also obtained using an acoustic dropsonde. Acoustic pingers on the mooring were tracked in X, Y and Z coordinates by the range to provide data on the mooring motions and shape. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA047984
Entities
People
- Clayton W. Collins Jr.
- Patrick O'malley
- Peter R. Clay
- Robert G. Walden
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution