A FIELD STUDY OF OCEANIC TURBULENT HORIZONTAL DIFFUSION.

Abstract

Richardson's 'four-thirds law' of horizontal diffusion was tested using aerial photography as a data gathering technique. Plywood floats and current crosses suspended both near the surface and at nine feet were used as diffusers. The scales investigated ranged from 10 to 525 meters. The investigation was conducted in 36 fathoms of water, 3000 meters from the nearest land in Monterey Bay, California. Stommel's (1949) method of analysis was used. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0837029

Entities

People

  • George Philipps

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photography
  • California
  • Cameras
  • Diffusers
  • Diffusion
  • Images
  • Optical Equipment
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Images
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photographs
  • Photography

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Oceanography.