Suspended Sediment Profiler | Survey Model

The AQUAscat® 1000S, TECPRIME’s Survey model, has applications in sediment transport studies, including measurement of suspended sediment profiles, precision altimetry, dredge plumes and turbulence. The device transmits high-frequency sound pulses on four transducers. It measures the sound scattered by sediment or other suspended materials at discrete spatial intervals programmable from 2.5 mm to 4 cm.

For altimetry, this may span a few tens of centimetres; for monitoring sediment suspension profiles, a total range of around 1- 2 metres is typical, while dredge plume estimation may extend to 10 metres. The instrument is supplied in a subsea housing suitable for long-term unattended deployments. Batteries for various deployment schedules are available.

KEY FEATURES

• Load and mean particle size observation
• Multi-frequency acoustic backscatter method
• Four fixed transducers
• Profiling ranges from <1 m to 10 m
• Vertical resolution from 2.5 mm to 4 cm
• Deployment in all water environments to 1,000 m depth, with models to 6,000 m
• Internal batteries and memory for autonomous deployment
• Integral temperature and pressure sensors

APPLICATIONS

• Suspended sediment research
• Sediment transport studies
• Oceanographic and environmental monitoring
• Dredge plume monitoring

AQUAscat 1000S Datasheet | Survey Suspended Sediment Profiler

AQUAscat-1000R-Buyers-Guide-TECPRIME-V1.pdf