Electric Field Floats in the North Atlantic Current: Validation and Observations

Abstract

Electric field floats were designed and built to measure depth-averaged velocity. They were made from commercial RAFOS floats modified to make horizontal electric field measurements through the addition of two pairs of electrodes, electrode arms, rotation vanes, a compass, amplifiers, and a microprocessor. The added second system coordinated its activities with the RAFOS system by an optical serial connection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA424755

Entities

People

  • Zoltan B. Szuts

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Classification
  • Conductivity
  • Converters
  • Data Links
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electrodes
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Measurement
  • North Atlantic Current
  • Observation
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Gages
  • Rotation
  • Validation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Oceanography.
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