ICES Data Guidelines for Shipboard ADCP data

Abstract

ADCPs (acoustic doppler current profiler) were first introduced to the oceanography community in the late 1970s (Rowe and Young, 1979). The instrument measures water velocity over a range of depths using doppler shifts in active acoustic signals. ADCPs may be moored on a traditional oceanographic mooring (see moored ADCP guidelines) or attached to the bottom of a ship (these guidelines apply). Different data management requirements exist for the two configurations.