Capt. Marcus Thorne ADCP Deployment at Puerto Escondido: A Quick Technical Brief Measuring Currents at Puerto Escondido: What Engineers Need to Know Measuring coastal currents in Puerto Escondido is a fight against some of the most aggressive shore-break energy on the Pacific coas... ADCP Hydrography Mar 4, 2025
Capt. Marcus Thorne Field Deployment Report: Bottom-Mounted ADCP Profiling in the Fjällbacka Archipelago Deployment Notes: Fjällbacka Coast, August 2023 The wind was whipping off the Skagerrak at a steady 15 knots when we hit the water just outside Fjällbacka. I remember looking at the shoreline—those ja... ADCP Hydrography Mar 4, 2025
Elena Rodriguez Fighting the Snezhnogorsk Shelf: Why Standard Acoustic Profiling Fails in Glacial Silt The Chaos of the Snezhnogorsk Shelf Break I’ve spent a decade chasing sediment plumes across the North Atlantic, but the Snezhnogorsk coast is a different beast entirely. If you've never worked the sh... ADCP Hydrography Mar 3, 2025
Capt. Marcus Thorne Measuring Currents in Tampico-Madero Bay: A Technical Brief Monitoring Water Flow in Tampico-Madero Bay: What Engineers Need to Know Tampico presents a volatile mix of mixed tidal regimes and heavy sediment loads. The narrow channels leading into the bay accel... ADCP Hydrography Mar 3, 2025
Jack Law How do we measure the coastal currents of Casablanca? 1. Where is Casablanca? 2. Where are the coastal currents located close to Casablanca? 3. How to observe the coastal water flow of Casablanca? 4. What is the Doppler principle-based operation of ADCPs... ADCP Hydrography Mar 3, 2025
Capt. Marcus Thorne Kosterfjord Flux vs. Open Skagerrak: Why Strömstad's Salinity Gradients Defy Standard Current Profiling Strömstad’s Complex Interface vs. Open Sea Norms: A Hydrodynamic Contrast Measuring currents in Strömstad isn't a routine exercise in coastal mapping. You are dealing with a violent collision of water... ADCP Hydrography Mar 3, 2025
Dr. Alistair Vance ADCP Deployment at Åhus: A Quick Technical Brief Measuring Currents at Åhus: What Engineers Need to Know The waters off the Skåne coast are a nightmare for instrument stability due to a volatile mix of sandy bathymetry and wind-driven surges. You ar... ADCP Hydrography Mar 3, 2025
Capt. Marcus Thorne Acoustic Refraction and Velocity Shear Analysis within the Kymi River Plume and Kotka Archipelago The Halocline Dynamics of the Kymi River Discharge The mixing zone where the Kymi River enters the Gulf of Finland creates a hydrodynamic nightmare for anyone attempting a baseline current measurement... ADCP Hydrography Mar 2, 2025
Capt. Marcus Thorne Kattegat Stratification vs. Open Baltic Flow: Why Halmstad's Salinity Wedge Defies Standard ADCP Calibration Halmstad's Coastal Interface vs. Regional Norms: A Hydrodynamic Comparison Measuring currents off Halmstad isn't some routine open-ocean exercise. You are dealing with a volatile collision zone where ... ADCP Hydrography Mar 2, 2025
Sarah Jenkins Field Deployment Report: Bottom-Mounted ADCP Profiling off Kivik, Skåne Deployment Notes: Kivik Coastal Shelf, October 2023 The wind was biting as we pushed off from the harbor, a sharp, salt-laden breeze typical of a Swedish autumn. I remember looking at the water surfac... ADCP Hydrography Mar 1, 2025
Dr. Alistair Vance Quantifying Tidal Asymmetry and Acoustic Backscatter in the Ocean City Inlet Transition Zone Tidal Asymmetry and Velocity Spikes in the Great Egg Harbor Interface Peak spring tide velocities in the Ocean City Inlet frequently exceed 1.2 m/s, creating a high-energy choke point that defies stan... ADCP Hydrography Mar 1, 2025
Dr. Alistair Vance Field Deployment Report: Capturing SEC Shear and Estuarine Plumes at Ilhéus Field Log: Ilhéus Coastal Shelf, October 2023 We hit the water at 04:30, hoping to beat the midday heat and get a clean read on the flood tide. The humidity was already stifling, and the air smelled o... ADCP Hydrography Mar 1, 2025