An Odroid XU4 computer mounted on top of the Kongsberg Simrad WBT mini echosounder. The computer receives data from the echosounder, computes “Echometric” values (a suite of statistical metrics that characterize the distribution of biomass through the water column), and sends them to the glider science computer for transmission to an iridium satellite when the glider surfaces.
Echometrics
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An Odroid XU4 computer mounted on top of the Kongsberg Simrad WBT mini echosounder. The computer receives data from the echosounder, computes “Echometric” values (a suite of statistical metrics that characterize the distribution of biomass through the water column), and sends them to the glider science computer for transmission to an iridium satellite when the glider surfaces.

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