Investigation into the Feasibility of Detecting Salt Fingers Optically.
Abstract
During the last decade there has been an increasing interest in discovering the existence of salt fingering in the ocean. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the feasibility of optically detecting salt fingers. Theoretical calculations were conducted on the angular deviation and displacement of parallel light rays propagation through an ordered salt finger model. From the computer work it was concluded that an optical method that detects displacement or intensity would have more promise of finding salt fingers in the ocean than an optical method that detects angular deviations. From the computer results and experimental shadowgraph investigations conducted by others, it was concluded that a shadowgraph method is the most promising optical approach to use for detection of salt fingers. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0755458
Entities
People
- Carl Starck Albro
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution