Open File Report 00–458
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Côté, J.M., Hotchkiss, F.S., Martini, Marinna, and Denham, C.R., 2011, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data processing system manual: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 00-458, v. 4, 51 p., at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-458/.
Abstract
Section 1. List of Modifications
Section 2. Overview
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
DATA TERMINOLOGY
BASIC PROCESSING
SETUP AND INSTALLATION
PROGRAM USE
CORRECTING FOR THE WRONG ORIENTATION
CONSIDERATIONS FOR WAVES DEPLOYMENTS
Splitting the Data
CORRECTING FOR LOCAL DECLINATION
SPECIAL FEATURES
Deployment Log File
Bottom Track Data
Section 3. Basic Processing
OVERVIEW OF TOOLBOX PROGRAMS
NAMING CONVENTIONS
GETTING STARTED
Program: fappend.m
Program: rdi2cdf.m
Program: fixEns.m
Program: runmask.m
Program: maskADCP
Program: fillmsk.m
Program: postmask.m
Program: trimbins.m
Program: findsurface.m
Program: adcp2ep.m
Program: runbm2g.m
Program: pressuremask.m
Program: fixorientation.m
Program: pressurecalcs.m
Program: checktime.m
Program: splitadcp.m
Section 4. Display and Analysis Programs
NCBROWSE
INTERACTIVE MASKING
TIME CHECKS
Section 5. Tips and Tools
INSTRUMENT SETUP
DEMO DATA SETS
BROADBAND DATA
TIME SAVERS
Runadcp/Rdi2cdf
Automated Processing
MAKING YOUR OWN MASKING PROGRAM
Section 6. Troubleshooting
ENCOUNTERING ERRORS
Ensemble trimming
Severely tilted ADCPs
ADCPs that can't see the surface
Section 8. Known Issues
WORKING WITH TWO BINARY FILES
WINRIVER II OUTPUT FILES
GAPS IN ENSEMBLE NUMBERS
Section 9. Selected References