Ocean Acoustics and Dynamics Lab: Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers for Task Force Ocean

Abstract

Abstract: Dr. Robert Headrick, Task Force Ocean Program ManagerFunding is requested to replace one lost and repair one damaged Acous,tic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) from the Task Force Ocean (TFO) New England Seamounts Experiments. These instruments will be use,d for the Seamounts 2023 pilot experiment and 2024 main experiment along with other moored Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) se,nsors to quantify the role of advection in determining the space/time scales of the sound speed field in this dynamic Gulf Stream/Se,amount setting. This combination of acoustic and oceanographic data collection will help the TFO address one of its fundamental hypo,theses namely, evaluate the information needed for predicting 4-d acoustic arrival patterns (Impulse Response) in the dynamic Gulf S,tream over the New England Seamounts, and evaluate the impacts upon signal detection, localization and tracking.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Oct 06, 2022
Source ID
N000142212826

Entities

People

  • John A. Colosi

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • University of California, Santa Cruz

Tags

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space