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At the forefront of hurricane research with University of Miami
Every year, as the Atlantic hurricane season unfolds, millions of people along the Eastern seaboard of the USA are keeping a careful watch on the…
Improving storm surge forecasts with Doppler instrumentation
When Hurricane Irma headed towards Miami in the autumn of 2017, the University of Miami’s Professor Brian Haus was just one of millions of people who…
Collaborating to make small but powerful ROVs
When VideoRay was designing a subsea vehicle so compact it could be checked in as luggage at the airport, it teamed up with Nortek to keep the size…
Improving navigational safety at US port with current and wave monitoring
In its work to improve navigational safety, The Port of Morgan City, Louisiana has installed a NOAA PORTS® monitoring system with Nortek ADCPs. The…
Boosting Chile’s aquaculture with accurate Doppler measurements
Doppler-based current and wave measurement has already helped make Chile’s ports safer and more efficient. Now the technology is being applied in the…
Turbulence study targets tidal-energy costs
Nortek is working with Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences on a major study of tidal turbulence in the Menai Strait, off the Welsh coast,…
How Plymouth University students get to grips with measuring currents through hands-on experience
During the final month of their second year, BSc Oceanography and Coastal Processes students at Plymouth University get important practical training…
Contributing to sustainable energy production from tidal turbines
Replacing fossil fuels with sustainable alternatives is both necessary and challenging. Meanwhile, tidal and river energy are among the key sources…
Providing high-performing current profiling for oil and gas production in Brazil
A company in the oil and gas industry needed a longer current profiling range for their floating production facility in Brazil, and found a solution…
Real-time AWAC wave data used at Duck Field Research Facility
The US Army Corps of Engineers posted real-time data from one of four AWAC current profilers deployed in a cross-shelf array at the Duck Field…
