West Flank Current Meter Deployed 2023-07-11

The Nortek Aquadopp Current Meter A3L5279 AQD9987 was deployed on 2023-07-11 at West Flank. West Flank is a location at Endeavour Ridge, where hydrothermal vents, hydrothermal systems, and vent communities are observed. This device is a Current Meter. Acoustic Current Meters (ACM) measure current speed and direction, using the Doppler Effect. Aquadopp current meters have a sensor head that contains 3 acoustic transducers, a tilt sensor, a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor. The instrument transmits a short pulse of sound, and then listens to its echo to measure the change in pitch or frequency. The change in pitch can determine the velocity of the current. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 3.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.