Juan de Fuca Strait Current Meter Deployed 2021-04-14

10.34943/e4bef12c-ee5c-4f13-a711-36989d302700

The Nortek Aquadopp Current Meter A3L5377 AQD8386 was deployed on 2021-04-14 at Juan de Fuca Strait. Juan de Fuca Strait is a large body of water that connects the Salish Sea to the Pacific Ocean. 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.

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Metadata Reference Date(s) August 15, 2025 (Creation)
Data Reference Date(s) April 14, 2021 (Creation)
Frequency of Update As Needed

Responsible Party 1
Affiliation
Ocean Networks Canada Society ROR logo
Email
info@oceannetworks.ca
Role
  • Custodian
  • Distributor
  • Owner

Field Value
Ocean Variables
  • Subsurface Currents
  • Subsurface Temperature
Climate Variables Subsurface Temperature
Scope Dataset
Status Completed
Spatial Extent { "coordinates": [ -123.40865, 48.40104 ], "type": "Point" }
North Bounding Latitude 48.40104
South Bounding Latitude 48.40104
East Bounding Longitude -123.40865
West Bounding Longitude -123.40865
Temporal Extent
Begin
2021-04-14
End
2022-06-29
Vertical Extent
Min
55.0
Max
55.0
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doi.org
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https://doi.org/10.34943/e4bef12c-ee5c-4f13-a711-36989d302700
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Included in Data Catalogue 1
Name
CIOOS Pacific
Description
Home of Canada's Pacific Ocean Data
URL
https://catalogue.cioospacific.ca
Included in Data Catalogue 2
Name
CIOOS Pacific
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URL
http://ckan.onc.uvic.ca