Wave Profiler - upward looking acoustic instrument to measure waves

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Wave Profiler™

The Wave Profiler allows the user to measure non-directional wave parameters continuously for long periods of time with high temporal and spatial resolution in deeper water from the safety of an underwater mooring. The instrument is particularly useful for clients who need to measure long-period waves (such as rogue waves or infra-gravity waves), waves in wash and in wakes, and non-linear waves.

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A highly accurate upward-looking instrument for measuring waves at continental shelf depths.
Collecting wave data in coastal shelf regions presents many challenges:

Depths up to 225 meters

Severe weather conditions

Extreme wave conditions

Strong currents

Marginal ice zones

Exposure to vandalism

Heavy vessel traffic

These challenges are easily resolved with the ASL Wave Profiler™, offering a safe and reliable approach to obtaining wave data from the comparatively safe and calm conditions of the ocean bottom.

The Wave Profiler™ has evolved from ASL's Ice Profiler™ , an upward looking sonar instrument successfully used for measurements of ice keel drafts.

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