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Please explain AVP.

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SkorS

It stands for Absolute Velocity Profiler. A set point to the LPA instrument for measuring velocity profiles in the ocean. This is radiosonde refers to an inferred electromagnetic speed profile a measured near the seabed.

00:48, 22 November 2012

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