Underway access to ocean velocities from shipboard ADCP data



Underway data are accessible in near-real-time for three data acquisition systems (we don't mention "Transect" around here).

In most cases, you walk on to a ship and you are presented with a "shipboard ADCP + data acquisition" system over which you have little control.  The table below shows the options available to you for underway viewing of ocean currents, and the effort required.




Table of ADCP systems and acquisition software (described by effort)


NB150
BB300, BB150, BB75
OS150, OS75, OS38
DAS2.48 + ue4 (full codas processing)
high
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VmDAS (no CODAS processing, crude) --------
moderate
moderate
VmDAS (full CODAS processing) --------
high
high
UHDAS (already installed)
low
low
low
UHDAS (installation)
high
high
high