OCEANIC TELESCOPE ENGINEERING PROGRAM - REPORT ON PILOT PROJECT INSTALLATION, PERFORMANCE, RECOVERY, EVALUATION, AND PROGRESS THROUGH DECEMBER 1969,
Abstract
The Oceanic Telescope is an instrument system designed to observe internal waves in the main thermocline off Bermuda. An earlier report described the design of the telescope and the testing programs accomplished prior to its successful installation in the ocean. This report describes the ocean installation, operational performance, recovery, and final evaluation of the system and its components from an engineering point of view. The essence of the system is a taut tri-moor, one leg of which is horizontal and two miles long at 630 meters depth. The array of sensors on this leg possesses a one-dimensional antenna property designed to observe waves of period greater than 15 minutes and half-amplitude greater than 10 meters. The system installed was a pilot project having the dual objective of: (1) contributing to ocean science and technology, and (2) providing the basis for design of an advanced experiment. These objectives were met without qualification. Long periods of unique data were obtained, which provide new insights into the nature of internal waves deep in the ocean. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0704114
Entities
People
- John M. Dahlen
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology