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# Vertical profilers need about one body length to accelerate to about 80% of their asymptotic speed. Thus, a '''minimum depth of about two body lengths is recommended'''. | |||
# The hull of the ship used to deploy a vertical profiler may reach several meters and data from less than hull depth should be excluded. While a glider is at the surface, shear probe data has no value. | |||
# '''A minimum depth of 1 to 2 m should be applied to gliders''' (in dives) to exclude data that are not useful for dissipation rate estimation. | |||
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return to [[Flow chart for shear probes]] | return to [[Flow chart for shear probes]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 6 June 2024
The minimum depth is important for several reasons:
- Vertical profilers need about one body length to accelerate to about 80% of their asymptotic speed. Thus, a minimum depth of about two body lengths is recommended.
- The hull of the ship used to deploy a vertical profiler may reach several meters and data from less than hull depth should be excluded. While a glider is at the surface, shear probe data has no value.
- A minimum depth of 1 to 2 m should be applied to gliders (in dives) to exclude data that are not useful for dissipation rate estimation.
return to Flow chart for shear probes
