Dr. Kenji Sato Field Deployment Report: Bottom-Mounted ADCPs Off the Alexandria Coastline Deployment Notes: Alexandria Coastal Shelf, October 2023 The humidity was stifling as we unloaded the gear at the port. I remember looking out toward the Mediterranean horizon, where the North-Westerl... ADCP Hydrography Jan 5, 2025
Capt. Marcus Thorne Field Deployment Report: Bottom-Mounted ADCP Logistics in the Río de la Plata Estuary Deployment Notes: La Plata Basin, November 2023 The air was thick with humidity and the smell of brackish mud when we hit the water just outside the outer channels. It was barely 0500, but the visibil... ADCP Hydrography Jan 5, 2025
Dr. Kenji Sato Quantifying the Influence of Bab-el-Mandeb Inflow on Near-Shore Current Velocity at Berenice Troglodytica Thermoline Dynamics and Surface Flow Variability at the Red Sea Coast Surface water velocities off the coast of Berenice Troglodytica fluctuate wildly based on the seasonal pulsing of the Indian Ocean... ADCP Hydrography Jan 5, 2025
Dr. Alistair Vance ADCP Deployment at Berwick-upon-Tweed Port: A Quick Technical Brief Measuring Currents at Berwick-upon-Tweed: What Engineers Need to Know Berwick-upon-Tweed is a hydrodynamic nightmare. The violent clash between the River Tweed's freshwater discharge and the North Sea... ADCP Hydrography Jan 5, 2025
Dr. Alistair Vance ADCP Deployment in San Pedro Bay: A Technical Brief Measuring Currents at Long Beach: What Engineers Need to Know Measuring flow in San Pedro Bay is a nightmare because of the San Pedro Canyon. This massive submarine feature funnels deep-ocean water to... ADCP Hydrography Jan 4, 2025
Elena Rodriguez Fighting the Salt Wedge at the Varzuga River Mouth The Chaos of the Barents Interface If you've never stood on the shoreline of the Varzuga during a spring freshet, it's hard to convey the sheer violence of the mixing zone. We hit the coast in May 202... ADCP Hydrography Jan 4, 2025
Dr. Kenji Sato Quantifying Vertical Shear and Bottom-Track Stability in the Northumberland Channel's Tidal Jets Tidal Asymmetry and the High-Energy Conduit of Port McNeill Peak flow velocities in the Northumberland Channel frequently exceed 3 knots during spring tide cycles, creating a hydrodynamic environment ... ADCP Hydrography Jan 4, 2025
Elena Rodriguez ADCP Deployment at Prado: A Quick Technical Brief Measuring Currents at Prado: What Engineers Need to Know Prado is a nightmare for surface-level data. You have deep-ocean swells slamming into abrupt shallow-water contours, creating violent velocity ... ADCP Hydrography Jan 4, 2025
Dr. Kenji Sato Field Deployment Report: Bottom-Mounted ADCP Velocity Profiling at Bushehr Port Deployment Notes: Bushehr Port, Persian Gulf The heat hit us the moment we stepped off the vessel, a thick, humid weight characteristic of the Iranian coast. We arrived at the Bushehr Port berths just... ADCP Hydrography Jan 4, 2025
Dr. Kenji Sato Hydrographic Study of the Caraíva River Mouth and Atlantic Interface The Morphological Volatility of the Caraíva Estuarine System The coastal stretch near Caraíva, Bahia, sits at a precarious geographic junction where the freshwater discharge of the Caraíva River colli... ADCP Hydrography Jan 4, 2025
Elena Rodriguez Sifting Through the Chaos of the Svolvaer Bottleneck The Lie of the Surface Layer in the Lofoten Archipelago If you've spent any time on a research vessel in the Vestfjorden, you know that the surface is a liar. In Svolvaer, you can have a northwest gal... ADCP Hydrography Jan 4, 2025
Dr. Kenji Sato Evaluating Benguela Current Velocity Profiles and Tidal Flux at Port Nolloth The Interaction of the Benguela Current and Port Nolloth's Coastal Topography Port Nolloth sits directly in the path of the Benguela Current, a powerful eastern boundary current that drives cold, nutr... ADCP Hydrography Jan 4, 2025