ON THE USE OF INCLINOMETERS IN MEASURING CURRENTS ON THE BOTTOM AND IN THE SEA THICKNESS

  • A. K. Ambrosimov Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • A. A. Kondrashov Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • A. S. Shchuka Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences
  • A. O. Korzh Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences
DOI 10.29006/1564-2291.JOR-2025.53(1).9
Keywords inclinometer, ADCP, Kara Sea, bottom observations, buoy stations, measurements, comparison

Abstract

The paper considers the metrological features of the use of inclinometers in measuring currents at the bottom and at buoy stations in situ. The results of a comparison of synchronous measurements of currents using ADCP and inclinometers in full-scale marine conditions of the Kara Sea at the bottom and in the sea column are shown.

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Published
2025-03-25
Issue
Vol 53 No 1 (2025): Journal of Oceanological Research
Section
Marine techniques

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