New recording package for VACM provides sensor flexibility
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Abstract
For the past three decades, the VACM has been a standard for ocean current measurements. A VACM is a true vector-averaging instrument that computes north and east current vectors and averages temperature continuously over a specified interval. It keeps a running total of rotor counts, and records one-shot samples of compass, vane position and time. Adding peripheral sensors to the data stream was easy. In today's economy, it seems imperative that operational centers concentrate on upgrading present inventory rather than purchasing newer instruments that often fall short of the flexible measurement platforms with high data capacities required by most researchers today. PCMCIA cards are rapidly becoming an industry standard with a wide range of storage capacities. By upgrading the VACM to a PCMCIA storage system with a flexible microprocessor, the VACM should continue to be a viable instrument into the next century
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Title | New recording package for VACM provides sensor flexibility |
| DOI | 10.1109/OCEANS.1994.363945 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Conference Paper |
| Larger Work Title | OCEANS '94: 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation,' Proceedings |
| First page | 391 |
| Last page | 396 |
| Conference Title | OCEANS '94: 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation' |
| Conference Location | Brest, France |
| Conference Date | September 13-16, 1994 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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