ASL Sediment Transport System Ordered By Geological Survey of Canada
ASL Environmental Sciences (Sidney, British Columbia, Canada) has received an order from the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) for the provision, deployment and recovery of a specialized, multi-instrument sediment transport platform for use in marine geological research on the Pacific coast of Canada.
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This platform (dubbed NORTON) has been designed by ASL and carries with it an array of off-the-shelf and custom instruments in order to measure and record various parameters.
this instance, NORTON will be deployed on Robert’s Bank on the Fraser River delta. It will be equipped to measure wave height, period and direction, mean current speed and direction at multiple locations above the seabed for bottom boundary layer characterization, optical backscatter for suspended sediment concentration at multiple locations above the seabed and sector scanning sonar images to monitor bedforms. In addition, according to the company, ASL will process all acquired data as specified by the GSC.
For more information, visit www.aslenv.com.