Ocean Surface Waves: A Bibliography and Summary of Research.
Abstract
The surface of the ocean has a dual role in the research and development problems of the Navy Electronics Laboratory. In most naval problems it is the lower boundary for electromagnetic radiation and the upper boundary when one is concerned with underwater acoustics. It is natural, therefore, as the theories of propagation advance an interest arises as to the detailed character of the sea surface and the means of describing it mathematically. Interestingly, or perhaps not to the better informed, the wave lengths of electromagnetic radiation in air from 10 to 3000 megacycles are nearly the same as those of underwater sound of frequencies from 50 cycles to 24 Kc. Thus the information which is useful for the one case is probably applicable in the other. This bibliography and brief literature survey was undertaken, specifically, to furnish information regarding the surface of the ocean, which could be used in the theory of reflection and scattering of electromagnetic radiation from the sea surface. It does not pretend to be a complete bibliography on ocean waves. Neither is it limited to the most recently published and accepted ideas. Research in ocean surface waves is a relatively new field, having received little impetus until World War II. Even at the present time deep sea observational data are insufficient for checking the latest theories on characteristics of ocean waves.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 1954
- Accession Number
- ADA052100
Entities
People
- J. F. T. Saur
Organizations
- Navy Electronics Laboratory