OCEAN WAVE PROFILE RECORDER. AN OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENT TRANSPORTABLE BY HELICOPTER.
Abstract
The report describes the development, the design, and the operation of the portable ocean wave profile recorder (OWPR). The appendix is intended to serve as an operations and maintenance manual until such time that the operating and maintenance procedures are published as a separate document. The OWPR, launchable and retrievable with a helicopter, provides the user with an accurate means of monitoring and measuring ocean surface conditions. The OWPR data, which are recorded on a self-contained magnetic tape recorder and transmitted by a self-contained telemetry transmitter, may be reproduced to show a line graph of the ocean surface conditions; or the data may undergo a comprehensive mathematical analysis to show various wave structure characteristics. The OWPR may operate in any ocean, the only requirements being that the place chosen must be accessible by helicopter and that the water depth must be 150 feet or more. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 11, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0635887
Entities
People
- E. B. Croson