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Instrument Series: HPIES-A

Instrument Name
Horizontal Electric Field, Pressure and Inverted Echo Sounder
Science Discipline
Physical
Class Description

The Horizontal Electric Field, Pressure and Inverted Echo Sounder (HPIES) is an instrument that utilizes a bottom pressure sensor, an inverted echosounder and a horizontal electrometer to provide insights into the vertical structure of current fields, near-bottom water currents, and water properties including temperature, salinity, and specific volume anomalies.

Series Description
Make
Sanford, UW
Model
cabled HPIES

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Deployed Instruments

Reference Designator Site Name Node Name Instrument Name Start Depth End Depth
RS01SLBS-LJ01A-05-HPIESA101 Oregon Slope Base Seafloor Low-Power JBox (LJ01A) Horizontal Electric Field, Pressure and Inverted Echo Sounder 2,906 2,906
RS03AXBS-LJ03A-05-HPIESA301 Axial Base Seafloor Low-Power JBox (LJ03A) Horizontal Electric Field, Pressure and Inverted Echo Sounder 2,639 2,639