Workhorse Sentinel Adcp Applications; Table 1: Workhorse Self-Contained Application Guide - RD Instruments WorkHorse Sentinel User Manual

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WorkHorse Sentinel ADCP Applications

The WorkHorse Sentinel ADCP is designed so that it can be used as a fully
self-contained system. This means that it contains its own battery for power
and internal recorder for the storage of all data that you have set it up to col-
lect. Using the internal battery and recorder, the WorkHorse Sentinel can
be used for several-month autonomous current profile deployments from
temporary or permanent mountings in the ocean, near-shore, harbors, and
lakes.
WinSC is the software package for self-contained ADCP setup, data collec-
tion, and data review. For detailed information on how to use WinSC, see
the WinSC User's Guide. Plan (part of WinSC) lets you enter known or
"best-guess" values for the various ADCP profiling parameters and shows
predictions of expected results. For detailed information on how to use
Plan, see the WinSC User's Guide.
Table 1:
Application
Autonomous
deployment
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Blue Water
Sentinel using WinSC
• Oceanography
• Energy transport
• Environmental monitoring
• Engineering stress determination
• Circulation/model studies
• Boundary layer studies
Sentinel using WinSC
• Deep water oceanography
Costal and Continental Shelf
Sentinel using WinSC
• Environmental monitoring
• Costal engineering
• Enabling safe movement
• Measuring Power plant discharge
• Protecting coastal land forms
• Detecting sewer outfall
• Monitoring sensitive environments
• Planning new ports
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