Estimating the vertical velocity of buoyant deep-sea hydrothermal plumes through dynamic analysis of an autonomous vehicle
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This paper demonstrates a method for using an autonomous underwater vehicle to measure the velocity of a deep-sea hydrothermal plume. Based on a system identification experiment conducted in the actual operating environment, we extracted a dynamic model of the vehicle's vertical response, then used that model to infer the vertical water velocity of rising plumes in the main observation area. The results are compared to more direct measurement using an acoustic current meter.
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