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Development of an expendable current profiler based on modulation and demodulation
Keyu Zhou
School of Geophysics and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
School of Geophysics and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Guangyuan Chen
School of Marine Science and Engineering, Shandong University of
Science and Technology, Qingdao 266000, China
Zucan Lin
School of Geophysics and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Yunliang Liu
School of Marine Science and Engineering, Shandong University of
Science and Technology, Qingdao 266000, China
Pengyu Li
School of Geophysics and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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Short summary
The expendable current profiler (XCP) is a single-use instrument that rapidly measures currents, including the velocity, flow direction, and temperature of seawater. This study improves upon the design of the XCP to reduce the cost of the single-use devices. This has been achieved by adopting signal modulation and demodulation to transmit analog signals on an enamelled wire and digitizing the signal above the surface of the water.
The expendable current profiler (XCP) is a single-use instrument that rapidly measures currents,...