Showing papers by "National Ocean Service published in 1982"
01 Jan 1982
TL;DR: In this article, preliminary results of an intercomparison between several wave measurement systems used during the ARSLOE experiment are presented, showing that differences in significant wave heights can be larger than the random variability.
Abstract: Preliminary results of an intercomparison between several wave measurement systems used during the ARSLOE experiment are presented. The comparison consists of some of the measurements in the offshore region, 12 km to 40 km offshore, taken during a storm that occurred October 23 to 26, 1980. The results indicate that differences in significant wave heights can be larger than the random variability.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a description of the numeric modeling and laboratory testing of an acoustic current meter, the Neil Brown Instrument Systems Acoustic Current Meter (NBIS-ACM-2), and also a discussion of model predicted versus laboratory dynamic test results are presented.
Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has, as part of its mission, the measurement of currents in estuarine and coastal environments where wave dynamics contaminate the steady flow signal. The Engineering Support Office (ESO) of NOAA qualifies many of these measurements through extensive laboratory evaluations, calibrations, field testing, and modeling. This paper presents a description of the numeric modeling and laboratory testing of an acoustic current meter, the Neil Brown Instrument Systems Acoustic Current Meter (NBIS-ACM-2), and also includes a discussion of model predicted versus laboratory dynamic test results.