Dr. Alistair Vance Field Deployment Report: Velocity Profiling During Monsoon Surge on the Gila River Deployment Notes: Gila River Basin, Arizona - August 2023 The heat hit us like a wall the moment we stepped out of the truck. We arrived at the Gila River site just as the sky turned a bruised purple—... ADCP Hydrography Sep 4, 2024
Dr. Alistair Vance Field Deployment Report: Bottom-Mounted ADCP Profiling in Jazan's Coastal Shelf Deployment Notes: Jazan Coastline, September 2023 We hit the water at 04:30 AM, hoping to catch the peak of the flood tide before the midday heat became oppressive. The humidity in Jazan during Septem... ADCP Oceangraphy Sep 3, 2024
Capt. Marcus Thorne Hydrographic Study of the Gulf of Mannar Coastal System and V.O. Chidambaranar Port Dynamics The Marine Geography of Tuticorin: Navigating the Gulf of Mannar's Complexities V.O. Chidambaranar Port sits at approximately 8.8° N, 48.1° E, perched on the edge of the Gulf of Mannar. This isn't you... ADCP Hydrography Sep 3, 2024
Capt. Marcus Thorne Field Deployment Report: Bottom-Mounted ADCP Profiling at Macau Container Port Deployment Notes: Macau Container Port, October 2023 The humidity hit us the moment we stepped off the tender, thick and heavy, typical for the Pearl River Delta in October. We arrived at the Macau Co... ADCP Hydrography Sep 3, 2024
Sarah Jenkins Hydrographic Study of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Coastal Current System The Complex Bathymetry of the Ningbo Coastal Margin: A Hydrographic Challenge Ningbo sits at a critical junction in the East China Sea, roughly between 29°N and 30°N. The coastline here is a chaotic m... ADCP Oceangraphy Sep 3, 2024
Elena Rodriguez Field Deployment Report: Bottom-Mounted ADCP Profiling at Yingkou Port Deployment Notes: Yingkou Port, Bohai Bay, October 2023 The wind was biting as we stepped onto the deck at 04:00, the kind of damp cold that settles into your bones and stays there. Looking out over t... ADCP Hydrography Sep 2, 2024
Dr. Alistair Vance ADCP Deployment in the Amu Darya: A Quick Technical Brief Measuring Amu Darya Currents: What Engineers Need to Know The Amu Darya is a nightmare for standard flow measurement. High sediment loads from the Pamir Mountains create extreme turbidity, while massi... ADCP Hydrography Sep 2, 2024
Dr. Kenji Sato Field Deployment Report: Bottom-Mounted ADCP Velocity Profiling at Jinzhou Port Deployment Notes: Jinzhou Port, Bohai Sea, October 2023 The wind was biting as we stepped off the vessel at Jinzhou Port, the air smelling of salt and industrial coal dust. I remember looking at the w... ADCP Hydrography Sep 1, 2024
Capt. Marcus Thorne ADCP Deployment on the Essequibo River: A Quick Technical Brief Managing Flood Risks on the Essequibo: What Engineers Need to Know The Essequibo is a beast. Its winding course through the Guiana Shield creates unpredictable flow patterns, especially when the heavy... ADCP Hydrography Sep 1, 2024
Capt. Marcus Thorne Taming the Salt Wedge: The Brutal Reality of Valdivia's Coastal Vectors The Chaos of the Los Ríos Convergence If you've never spent a week on a survey vessel off the coast of Valdivia, you probably think of coastal currents as steady streams. Forget that. Valdivia is a co... ADCP Hydrography Aug 28, 2024
Jack Law ADCP in Mundra Port: Ocean Current Measurement 1. Where is Mundra Port? 2. Why do we need to measure ocean currents in Mundra Port? 3. How do ADCPs using the Doppler principle work? 4. What's needed for high-quality measurement of Mundra port curr... ADCP Hydrography Aug 24, 2024
Elena Rodriguez Evaluating Acoustic Backscatter Attenuation and Discharge Flux at the Missouri-Mississippi Confluence near St. Louis discharge Dynamics and Sediment Loading at the St. Louis River Reach The Mississippi River at St. Louis operates as a massive hydraulic conveyor, often pushing discharge rates exceeding 20,000 cubic m... ADCP Hydrography Aug 20, 2024