A three-dimensional current meter for estuarine applications

Authors

Wm. J. Wiseman Jr., Chesapeake Bay Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
R. M. Crosby, Chesapeake Bay Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
D. W. Pritchard, Chesapeake Bay Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Abstract

A curr ent meter that is capable of measuring the high-frequency fluctuations of the three-dimensional velocity vector has been developed. The meter works on a doppler-shift principle. At high velocities, the meter has been shown to have an accuracy of better than 3%.

Recommended Citation

Wiseman, Wm. J., R. M. Crosby, and D. W. Pritchard. 1972. "A three-dimensional current meter for estuarine applications." Journal of Marine Research 30, (1). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1234