Technical Evaluation of ADS I and II Drifter Performance.

Abstract

This report evaluates the technical performance of 32 long-term drifters deployed in the Anomaly Dynamics Study special observing periods I and II. A description is given of the Random Access Measurement System on Nimbus 6, the design characteristics of the drifters, and the drogue indicator. We consider the overall technical performance of the system to be excellent. The satellite system has proved to be a highly reliable means of locating platforms and telemetering data from remote regions of the ocean. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA062829

Entities

People

  • A. D . Kirwan Jr.
  • E. Reyna
  • G. Mcnally
  • W. J. Merrell Jr.

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Data Transmission
  • Deployment
  • Doppler Effect
  • Indicators
  • Military Research
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Orbits
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Platforms
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Self Assembly
  • Surface Temperature
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Universities

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Library and Information Science
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Space