The Magnetic Field and Magnetic Field Gradients of the NUC Oceanographic Research Tower

Abstract

Measurements were made of the ambient magnetic field and magnetic field gradients near the Naval Undersea Center (NUC) Oceanographic Research Tower. This report summarizes the experiment and its results. The NUC Tower is located approximately 0.7 miles off the California Coast, near San Diego, and is the proposed site for the shallow water trials of the ARPA Internal Wave Magnetic Sensing (IWMS) experiment. The measurements described here were made in order to determine accurately the magnetic field and associated gradients of the NUC tower, so that their significance as a possible source of noise and interference during the IWMS experiment may be assessed. An analytic model of the magnetic field of the NUC tower which accurately describes the field and associated gradients is also described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA045161

Entities

People

  • George H. Gillespie
  • Walter N. Podney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Contracts
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Eigenvalues
  • Equations
  • Flux Density
  • Fourier Series
  • Gradiometers
  • Internal Waves
  • Magnetic Detection
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Shallow Water
  • Vector Magnetometers

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics