An upward-looking sonar device, mounted on the ocean floor to accurately measure ice draft.
Technical papers
Estimate ice forces for design and operational planning,
Determine the extreme thickness of ice for pipeline installations,
Examine in detail the underside of sea-ice,
Understand the dynamics and thermodynamics of the sea ice regime for scientific research,
and for climate change studies.
You can count on the Ice Profiling Sonar (IPS)™ for reliable accurate measurements of ice thickness and keel drafts.
New logarithmic detector takes the ice-water and water-air interface out of saturation.
Full profiles on all pings
Operating frequency 420 kHz
Half-beam width 0.9 degrees
Sampling rate up to 2 Hz (continuous or burst)
Log detector extends usable range to 240 m
Standard 2x512 GB SD cards (slots available)
0.17m diameter x 1.0m length