Comparisons of Remote Airborne Oceanographic Sensors

Abstract

The report compares a number of remote sensors to determine the feasibility of using these sensors for detecting oceanographic features from space. The sensors include an infrared scanner, infrared radiation thermometer, radar scatterometer, radar wave profiler, and a microwave radiometer. Two aircraft flew a series of flight tracks across the Gulf Stream near Cape Hatteras and over ARGUS ISLAND Tower located southwest of Bermuda. The sensors were compared and evaluated by means of simultaneous measurements. In addition, a quantity of Rhodamine-B dye released in the water was photographed to determine if certain characteristics of water flow could be estimated from aerial photographs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0845930

Entities

People

  • C. F. Beckner Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photographs
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Electronic Recording Systems
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Radar Equipment
  • Recording Systems
  • Remote Detectors
  • Research Aircraft
  • Sea Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects