Abstract
Electromagnetic current meters produce a magnetic field and then measure the electric potential generated by flow through this magnetic field. With two sets of orthogonal electrodes, the magnitude and direction of the water velocity in a plane perpendicular to the magnetic field can be measured and various configurations, such as those shown in Figure 1, have been developed to house the magnetic coils and electrodes.
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Jones, I.S.F. (1980). Electromagnetic Current Meters. In: Dobson, F., Hasse, L., Davis, R. (eds) Air-Sea Interaction. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9182-5_13
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