[Acoustics] Using ADCP equipment for bathometric surveys

[Daniel Hannon]

I've been looking at ADCP use here at Tumut NSW Australia, but [although
we have many sites] cannot justify it unless I can find other uses for
it.  Because we are in the headwater area of the catchment, we only have
say 5 sites were we would use an ADCP more than once a year.  Most of
our sites are wading depth and too shallow for [and/or no advantage in]
an ADCP.
 
Therefore I was trying to get out of the suppliers an answer as to
whether their [sontek/rdi] ADCP was capable of and software is available
for - not only stream flow measurement - but bathometric survey.  And -
if they are capable of it and the software will produce 3d plots and
allow multiple transects or slices [XS's] - I am aware that they can be
connected to GPS, so essentially ADCP's have the capacity to do this
sort of task, the equipment could easily do what I am proposing,
software may be a problem.  
 
Has anyone used one like this, is the software available?
 
 
 
 
Danny Hannon,
Natural Resource Officer - Hydrographic
Murray - Murrumbidgee Region,
TUMUT   NSW   
phone  0269470209
mobile  0427692675
email:daniel.hannon at dipnr.nsw.gov.au


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