A Simple Ocean Bottom Hydrophone with 200 Megabyte Data Capacity

Abstract

The Woods Hole Ocean Bottom Hydrophone instrument records the digitized output of a single hydrophone sensor at rates between 250 and 1200 samples per second with a dynamic range of 98 dB and can be deployed at depths to 6000 meters. The unit's 200 megabyte disk recorder allows operation for periods up to 5 days. Designed for typical marine seismic refraction operational the unit is reliable and simple to deploy and recover. A detailed description is provided of the instrument design and application including transfer function, clock accuracy, data format, sample data and power requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA279478

Entities

People

  • D. E. Koelsch
  • F. B. Wooding
  • G. M. Purdy
  • K. R. Peal

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Amplifiers
  • Computers
  • Crystal Oscillators
  • Data Acquisition
  • Diagrams
  • Dynamic Range
  • Electronics
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • High Gain
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Operating Systems
  • Recording Systems
  • Seabed
  • Standards
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Oceanography.