Principles of Oceanographic Instrument Systems -- Sensors and Measurements (13.998)
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2004English
About this course
This course introduces theoretical and practical principles of design of oceanographic sensor systems. Topics include: transducer characteristics for acoustic, current, temperature, pressure, electric, magnetic, gravity, salinity, velocity, heat flow, and optical devices; limitations on these devices imposed by ocean environments; signal conditioning and recording; noise, sensitivity, and sampling limitations; and standards.
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