Pulsed Neon Laser Bathymetric Studies Using Simulated Delaware Bay Waters.

Abstract

The measurements and calculations given in this report deal with the feasibility of deploying an airborne laser transmitter/receiver system to measure water depths in highly turbid water. A new technique is described for simulating natural turbidity conditions in the laboratory. The results of the study simulating conditions in Delaware Bay show that 15 attenuation lengths is the maximum depth of water that can be penetrated to yield detectable signals by an airborne neon laser/receiver system flying at an altitude of 500 meters. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0752486

Entities

People

  • A. H. Ghovanlou
  • G. D. Hickman
  • J. E. Hogg

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Altitude
  • Attenuation
  • Bays
  • Delaware
  • Delaware Bay
  • Measurement
  • Transmitters
  • Turbidity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy