OCEANOGRAPHY
Sea Surveyor owns and operates numerous types of
sophisticated oceanographic sensors that monitor tides, waves, current speed
and direction, and diffusion/dispersion. Typical applications include:
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CURRENT
MONITORING:
- InterOcean S-4 meters are used to measure current
velocity and direction.
- Seafloor-mounted ADCP meters measure current
speed/direction for entire water column.
- Computerized processing and plotting of current speed and
direction statistics.
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Results from
Dye Study in Southeast Thailand Wave/Tide Gauge Time-Series Plot for Tides and
Current Speed/Direction
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Example Oceanographic
Monitoring Investigations:
- 2002: 3-Month Deployment of ADCP current
profilers and Thermister Chains at 3 Offshore Locations near Sewage
Outfall Diffuser for Orange County Sanitation Dept.
- 1996: Current/Tide Monitoring near Oil
Tanker Moorings in San Francisco Bay.
- 1991:
1-Year Oceanographic
Monitoring and Dye Studies in the Gulf of Thailand.
- 1989: 2-Year Oceanographic Monitoring
Program for San Diego Ocean Outfall.
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DYE
DIFFUSION STUDIES:
- Identify water circulation patterns.
- Measure turbulent diffusion.
- Identify optimal outfall site location.
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WAVE
AND TIDE MONITORING:
- Continuous
deployments from 1-day to 1-year.
- Subsurface
pressure-sensors measure water surface elevation to mm accuracy.
- Wave height, wave
length, wave period, and wave direction (optional)
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