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Picture of Boat and Suspended-Sediment Sampler with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Highlighted

Detailed Description

This picture shows two people on a boat in a river. One person is driving the boat and is in the boat cabin with the middle door being open. In the front of the boat, there is a person on the starboard side of the boat and is leaning over the water with their right hand holding onto a sensor. There is a white suspended-sediment sampler on the port side which is suspended by a cable that is attached to a small crane. There is another suspended sediment sampler on the front of the boat and a couple of toolboxes located towards the front of the boat. On the port side of the boat, there is an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) on an orange catamaran, and the catamaran is attached to the side of the boat with a rope and a cable is going from the ADCP to the boat. There is a white, dashed box that highlights the ADCP. 

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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