INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCEDURES FOR DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERSION OF SONIC SURFACE SCANNER DATA FOR INPUT TO AN ANALOG WAVE ANALYZER

Abstract

Electronic devices and procedures required to convert discrete ocean surface wave height data into a form suitable for input to a wave analyzer are described. Such wave height data, obtained with an inverted echo sounder (Sonic Surface Scanner) mounted on the deck of a submerged, hovering submarine, are recorded on magnetic tape as a sequence of pulse packets. An example of a power spectral estimate of Sonic Surface Scanner wave height data by digital and analog methods is presented to illustrate techniques used at the U. S. Navy Hydrographic Office.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0296565

Entities

People

  • A. Fleischhaker
  • P. S. Deleonibus

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analog Computers
  • Analyzers
  • Calibration
  • Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Monitors
  • Recording Systems
  • Signal Generators
  • Sonar
  • Surface Waves
  • Tape Recorders
  • Transducers
  • Wave Analyzers
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computer Engineering
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems