Temperature Fluctuations Near the Air-Sea Interface.

Abstract

The design, construction and calibration of suitable instrumentation for measuring temperature fluctuations within a few centimeters of the sea surface, surface wave variations, and wind velocity are discussed. Small bead-in-glass thermistors mounted at 2.5 and 5 centimeters above the water surface were used to measure temperature variations under varying wind conditions and spectral densities computed on a digital computer. Spectra, co-spectra and coherence squares from 0 to 5 Hz are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0855533

Entities

People

  • John Gabriel Mcmillan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Digital Computers
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Spectra
  • Surface Waves
  • Thermistors
  • Velocimeters
  • Waves
  • Wind
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.