Benchmark datasets for ADCP structure function

This page provides an overview of the benchmark dataset for instruments that measure velocity profiles e.g., acoustic-Doppler current profilers from diverse suppliers and models.

Datasets available

Selection and preparation of benchmark datasets are a work in progress! These benchmark datasets will cover a range of marine environments, background stratification, and flow fields. They are temporarily in a dropbox folder, and will eventually be housed at a data center with a DOI.

Summary of potential benchmark datasets for testing existing and future algorithms

Dataset name	Instrument	Total depth	Deployment height above bottom	Background speed	[math]\displaystyle{ \varepsilon }[/math] range	Stratification/shear information	Comment
	Make and Model	[m]	[m]	[m/s]	[W/kg]
Signature5beam_TidalShelf	Nortek Signature1000	254	0.3	[math]\displaystyle{ \lesssim }[/math] 0.3		stratified boundary layer	pretty average
RDI4beam_TidalChannel_GP130620BPb	RDI Teledyne 600kHz	23	0.5	2.5	7e-6 to 2e-4	unstratified	high quality data
RDIWH600_CANDYFLOSS_TOP	RDI Workhorse 600 kHz	145	125		1e-7	region of surface wave influence	good
RDIWH600_CANDYFLOSS_BEDFRAME	RDI Workhorse 600kHz	145	1		1e-7	bottom boundary layer on NW European shelf	good

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