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Develop and validate the EcoCTD, a lightweight towed ocean profiler designed to capture rapid, submesoscale physical and bio-optical dynamics from an underway ship.

April 14, 2020Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic TechnologyOpen Access

EcoCTD for Profiling Oceanic Physical–Biological Properties from an Underway Ship

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Develop and validate the EcoCTD, a lightweight towed ocean profiler designed to capture rapid, submesoscale physical and bio-optical dynamics from an underway ship.
Engineered a lightweight towed sensor platform that measures hydrographic variables, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll fluorescence, and optical backscatter without requiring heavy winches or cranes.
Conducted underway field trials in 2018 to evaluate deployment feasibility and gather concurrent biophysical data along ship tracks at submesoscale resolutions of order 1 kilometer and 1 hour.
Demonstrated reliable underway deployment, profiling, and recovery with a small physical footprint and minimal deck equipment requirements.
Collected high-quality bio-optical and hydrographic datasets that successfully resolve fine-scale physical–biological interactions at submesoscales.

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Instrument validation study demonstrates high-resolution underway oceanic profiling using the lightweight EcoCTD, indicating improved feasibility for submesoscale biophysical observations.

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Dever et al. (2020) studied this question.

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Instrument validation study demonstrates high-resolution underway oceanic profiling using the lightweight EcoCTD, indicating improved feasibility for submesoscale biophysical observations.

EcoCTD for Profiling Oceanic Physical–Biological Properties from an Underway Ship

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