WorkHorse Mariner ADCP User's Guide
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The WorkHorse Mariner ADCP can also be used in other moving vessel real
time applications that take advantage of the Mariner’s bottom tracking abili-
ties. WinRiver is the most often used software package for Mariner ADCP
setup, river discharge data collection, and data review. RDI also offers the
VmDas program for ADCP setup, real-time data collection, and data review.
For detailed information on how to use VmDas, see the VmDas User’s
Guide.
Table 2: WorkHorse Mariner Real-Time Application Guide
Application Blue Water Costal and Continental Shelf
Mariner using VmDas Mariner using VmDas
• Oil production platforms • Port and harbor monitoring
Real-Time deployment
• Current mapping • Water quality studies
Mariner using VmDas Mariner using VmDas
• Oceanography • Costal engineering
• Boundary layer studies • Cable and pipe laying
• Fisheries • Circulation/model studies
• Plankton biomass
Vessel Mount (permanent)
• Seismic streamer positioning
Mariner using VmDas Mariner using VmDas
• Oceanography • Plume tracking
• Boundary layer studies • Environmental surveys
• Fisheries • Planning new ports
Boat Mount (portable)
• Plankton biomass • Current mapping
Mariner using VmDas
• Seismic prospecting
• Exploration drilling
• Field development
Offshore oil and gas
• Production
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