An Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) is used to measure the speed and direction of the water
throughout the water column. The frequency of the ADCP will determine the maximum range in Current Profiling
and
Bottom Tracking. All of our ADCP will include both Current Profile and Bottom Track functionalities. Current profiling is used to
measure the speed and direction of the water. Bottom Track is used to measure the speed and direction of
the
vessel. Bottom Track is also used to give the depth of the water and used for underwater navigation. You will need both functions to measure the speed of the
water.
The speed of the water, when measured by the ADCP, will include the speed of the water and the speed of the boat. Bottom Track's
speed value is used to remove the speed of the boat from the water current's speed.
Internally all of our ADCPs come with the same features and the same electronics.
The only options you need to determine are: