RiverSurveyor M9
Precision in Open Channel Hydraulics: Fusing Multiple Frequencies for Unparalleled Discharge Measurements
The intuitive, multi-acoustic RiverSurveyor offers the most robust and continuous shallow-to-deep discharge measurements available. It apportions the proper acoustics, pulse scheme, and cell size to get the highest definition possible so you can focus on the measurement, not the setup.
SonTek
San Diego, US
Description
The intuitive, multi-acoustic RiverSurveyor offers the most robust and continuous shallow-to-deep discharge measurements available. It apportions the proper acoustics, pulse scheme, and cell size to get the highest definition possible so you can focus on the measurement, not the setup.
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Specifications
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General
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Year of last update
2014
Length [m]
0.25
Width [m]
0.13
Height [m]
0.13
Weight in air [kg]
2.3
Weight in water [kg]
1.7
Min. operating power [V]
12
Max. operating power [V]
18
Max. operating depth [m]
50
True Bottom Tracking Capability
Y
Max. speed of boat [km]
40
Max. range to bottom [m]
80
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Other specifications
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Real-time interfacing
RS232
Min. external power [Voltage]
110
Max. external power [Voltage]
240
Max. cable length [m]
30
External battery container
Y
Data acquisition software and processing software
RiverSurveyor Live and RiverSurveyor Stationary
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Auxiliary Sensors
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Conductivity
N
Oxygen
N
Turbidity
N
Tides
N
Waves
N
Pressure
N
Acoustic modem
N
Relocation of transponder
N
Wave direction
N
Speed of sound
N
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Deployment method
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Moving vessel
Y
Bottom mount
N
Inline string mooring
N
Data Buoy
N
Marine structures
N
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Doppler Current Profiler
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Center working frequency [kHz]
1000 or 3000
Max. typical profiling range [m]
40
Number of beams
9
Nadir angle [deg]
25
Max. Number of cells per beam
128
Min. blanking distance [m]
0.06
Max. ping rate [Hz]
70
Min. vertical resolution [m]
0.02
Min. cell size [m]
0.02
Max. cell size [m]
4
Cell overlap [%]
50
Max. velocity [m/s]
20
Surface reference capability
Y
Surface current measurement
Y
Compensation for sound speed
Y
Single ping rejection of outliers
N
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Standard Sensors
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Temperature: min [°C]
-5
Temperature: max. [°C]
45
Temperature: uncertainty [°C]
0.1
Tilt: max. [deg]
60
Tilt: uncertainty [deg]
1
Compass type
Magnetic
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Application
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Typical applications
River velocity and discharge measurement; bathymetry
Documents
Brochure
migrationkep2zz.pdf
4.16 MB
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