MARINE FOULING AND CORROSION OF INSTRUMENTATION AT ARGUS ISLAND

Abstract

This report describes marine fouling and corrosion of oceanographic instrumentation submerged at Argus Island, located approximately 22 miles southwest of Bermuda. Barnacles and algae were the predominant fouling organisms. These organisms generally attached to sensors in areas where antifouling coatings had become chipped or scratched. Seasonal variation in severity of fouling was noted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0479369

Entities

People

  • C. F. Beckner Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Antifouling
  • Antifouling Coatings
  • Barnacles
  • Corrosion
  • Direction Finders
  • Fouling
  • Fouling Organisms
  • Inorganic Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Modified Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines
  • Oceanography
  • Rotors
  • Sea Water
  • Seasonal Variations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.