Ocean Contour is the primary software to visualize and process data from the Signature instruments. The software can be downloaded from the Nortek software and firmware download page, and installation requires a valid license. If you are interested in purchasing the software, please contact your local Nortek sales representative.
Ocean Contour can be used with data files from the following Nortek instruments: Signature
This article provides tips, tricks, and answers to frequently asked questions to help you make the most of the Ocean Contour software.
How do I exclude one beam from processing?
When processing the data you have collected, you may encounter a scenario where a particular beam is no longer operational or has become obstructed due to a physical obstacle. In order to optimize the data processing, it may be necessary to exclude such a beam from further analysis.
One caveat to excluding a beam, such that only two/three beams are used, is that the three dimensional flow is now under-determined, or does not have enough information for a unique solution. Therefore the processing requires an assumption and that is the vertical velocity is set to zero and all flow is horizontal. This is not ideal but probably not far from the truth, and the only way to arrive at a unique solution with just two functional beams.
Upload your data, and ensure you are on the "Processing Wizard" tab, and chosen the Averaging Operation. Here, you can choose which beams you would like to disregard.
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