Port Environmental Data Studies: San Diego, Long Beach, California; Balboa, Cristobal Panama Canal Zone; Norfolk, Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina.
Abstract
In response to a requirement of the U. S. Naval Ship Research and Development Laboratory for spot checks of environmental conditions in several ports, a series of brief measurements were undertaken by Applied Research Laboratories. The parameters of temperature, salinity, conductivity, visibility, water currents, tides, sound speed, and ambient acoustical noise were measured in San Diego and Long Beach, California, in Balboa and Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone, and in Norfolk, Virginia. Bottom samples and water samples were obtained in these ports, and acoustic propagation was also investigated. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 03, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0861986
Entities
People
- Aubrey L. Anderson
- Dennis L. Matthews
- Roderick J. Harwood
- Terry L. White
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin