Development of an Operational System for Measuring Ocean Surface Current from Aircraft.

Abstract

The report contains the development of an operational system which permits surface current measurements (and, incidentslly, volume transport measurements per unit width) to be made in the ocean from aircraft. It is assumed that this method will have applications to the Coast Guard's efforts in search and rescue and in pollution monitoring. An inexpensive, expendable probe is launched from the airplane and, on contacting the sea surface, a dye package separates and floats on the surface. The remainder of the probe is carried to the bottom by its weight and from its fixed location on the bottom releases two floats at separate, predetermined times. The floats return to the surface under their own bouyancy. At the surface the three parts (surface marker and two floats) emit fluorescein dye which can be photographed or otherwise relatively positioned. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0726568

Entities

People

  • William S. Richardson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Dyes
  • Expendable
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Laser Dyes
  • Measurement
  • Monitoring
  • Resilience
  • Search And Rescue
  • Transport Ships
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Oceanography.