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OceanScience, Inc. designed alternative boat
OceanScience, Inc. designed alternative boat
OceanScience, Inc. designed alternative boat
OceanScience, Inc. designed alternative boat

OceanScience, Inc. designed alternative boat.

Trimaran deployment 1
Trimaran deployment 1
Trimaran deployment 1
Trimaran deployment 1

Photograph of OceanScience, Inc. rough water trimaran boat for the StreamPro.

Photograph of OceanScience, Inc. rough water trimaran boat for the StreamPro.

trimaran boat for Stream Pro
trimaran boat for Stream Pro
trimaran boat for Stream Pro
trimaran boat for Stream Pro

Photograph of OceanScience, Inc. rough water trimaran boat for the StreamPro.

 

Photograph of OceanScience, Inc. rough water trimaran boat for the StreamPro.

 

Remote Control Boat Deployment 2
Remote Control Boat Deployment 2
Remote Control Boat Deployment 2
Remote Control Boat Deployment 2

Q-Boat 1800RP for swift flow.

Fog Over Glacial Ridge Refuge

Fog Over Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Sandhill Cranes at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Sandhill Cranes at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Sandhill Cranes at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Sandhill Cranes at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Sandhill Crane Pair in flight at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Young Moose, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Young Moose, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Young Moose, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Young Moose, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Young moose near Benoit, Minnesota, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Wetlands, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Wetlands, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Wetlands, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Wetlands, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Ephemeral wetlands at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Well on Restored Prairie
Well on Restored Prairie
Well on Restored Prairie
Well on Restored Prairie

A well at a restored prairie on Lake Agassiz beach ridge, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

A well at a restored prairie on Lake Agassiz beach ridge, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

USGS Hydrologist at Work, Glacial Ridge Refuge
USGS Hydrologist at Work, Glacial Ridge Refuge
USGS Hydrologist at Work, Glacial Ridge Refuge
USGS Hydrologist at Work, Glacial Ridge Refuge

USGS hydrologist Tim Cowdery titrates water alkalinity in a mobile sampling van using an electronic field form.

USGS hydrologist Tim Cowdery titrates water alkalinity in a mobile sampling van using an electronic field form.

Prairie at Glacial Ridge Refuge
Prairie at Glacial Ridge Refuge
Prairie at Glacial Ridge Refuge
Prairie at Glacial Ridge Refuge

Beach-ridge prairie at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Fog Over Glacial Ridge Refuge
Fog Over Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Fog Over Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Fog Over Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Morning fog over beach ridges at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Prairie Dog, Glacial Ridge Refuge
Prairie Dog, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Prairie Dog, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Groundwater Sampling, Glacial Ridge Refuge
Groundwater Sampling, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Groundwater Sampling, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Groundwater Sampling, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

USGS technician Jody Hulne collects a groundwater nutrient sample at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge.

Structural Pipe Fittings
Structural Pipe Fittings
Structural Pipe Fittings
Structural Pipe Fittings

Speed Rail and Kee Lite are two common manufacturers of aluminum structural pipe fittings, a popular material in which to construct index-velocity meter mounts.

Speed Rail and Kee Lite are two common manufacturers of aluminum structural pipe fittings, a popular material in which to construct index-velocity meter mounts.

Florida SpeedRail ADV Mounts
Florida SpeedRail ADV Mounts
Florida SpeedRail ADV Mounts
Florida SpeedRail ADV Mounts

A SonTek Argonaut mounting plate is fastened to 2" conduit using a structural pipe wall flange.

A SonTek Argonaut mounting plate is fastened to 2" conduit using a structural pipe wall flange.

I-Beam and Sled ADVM Mount
I-Beam and Sled ADVM Mount
I-Beam and Sled ADVM Mount
I-Beam and Sled ADVM Mount

A 4" aluminum I-beam is used allow an ADVM to be raised and lowered on a stainless steel sled.  The I-beam also serves as a pedestal mount for electronics housing.

A 4" aluminum I-beam is used allow an ADVM to be raised and lowered on a stainless steel sled.  The I-beam also serves as a pedestal mount for electronics housing.

Raisable Pipe Mount
Raisable Pipe Mount
Raisable Pipe Mount
Raisable Pipe Mount

2" aluminum pipe, structural pipe fittings, and square tubing are utilized to create a dock servicable uplooking ADVM mount.

2" aluminum pipe, structural pipe fittings, and square tubing are utilized to create a dock servicable uplooking ADVM mount.

ADVM Schematic
ADVM Schematic
ADVM Schematic
ADVM Schematic

Top view of beam orientation and sample volume of a sidelooking ADVM.  The ADVM-measured velocity used to index mean velocity is usually the sample volume x-component of velocity.

Top view of beam orientation and sample volume of a sidelooking ADVM.  The ADVM-measured velocity used to index mean velocity is usually the sample volume x-component of velocity.

 Example of Accoustic Profiler Orientations
Example of Accoustic Profiler Orientations
Example of Accoustic Profiler Orientations
Example of Accoustic Profiler Orientations

Profilers measure velocities in uniformly-sized cells or bins along the acoustic beams (fig 1). By measuring velocities in a number of bins across a channel or vertically through the water column, these instruments produce horizontal or vertical water velocity profiles, hence the designation "profiler.

Profilers measure velocities in uniformly-sized cells or bins along the acoustic beams (fig 1). By measuring velocities in a number of bins across a channel or vertically through the water column, these instruments produce horizontal or vertical water velocity profiles, hence the designation "profiler.

USGS groundwater well with holiday decorations
USGS groundwater well with Holiday Decorations
USGS groundwater well with Holiday Decorations
USGS groundwater well with Holiday Decorations

USGS groundwater well (Ma-Wkw 2R) in Wayland, Massachusetts with holiday decorations.