Accession Number:

ADA278881

Title:

Monitoring the Flight of the Seasoar

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA

Personal Author(s):

• Bahr, Frank
• Dean, Jerome P.

Report Date:

1994-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

16.0

Abstract:

The Seasoar, an undulating towed vehicle, samples the upper ocean for oceanographic parameters such as temperature, conductivity, pressure and fluorescence. Basic engineering parameters of the vehicle are not routinely measured. We therefore developed an instrument package that measures roll and pitch of the vehicle, wing angle, impeller turns, and pressure. Data collected during the Subduction 2 cruise in March of 1992 are used to describe Seasoars behavior under typical conditions. Attempts to increase the maximum profiling depth by deploying additional faired and unfaired cable are described as well. Seasoar, Towed Underwater Vehicle, Parameters.

Descriptors:

• *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
• *UNDERWATER
• *TOWED VEHICLES
• ANGLES
• TEMPERATURE
• ROLL
• PITCH(MOTION)
• UNDERWATER VEHICLES
• OCEANS
• DIVING
• IMPELLERS
• FAIRINGS
• UNDERWATER CABLES
• WINGS
• PRESSURE
• FLUORESCENCE
• CONDUCTIVITY
• CABLES
• DEPTH

Subject Categories:

• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
• Marine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE