Remote Drifting Thermistor Array. A Technique for Observing Internal Waves in the Upper Ocean.

Abstract

A freely drifting vertical line array of thermistors was designed, constructed, and deployed to observe internal waves in the upper ocean. Thermal and pressure data were telemetered to a remote receiver. The array was effectively decoupled from the vertical motions of the sea surface and did provide useful internal wave measurements. The array is relatively inexpensive to construct and can be a useful device, especially when used in conjunction with observations from an accompanying ship, for internal wave survey operations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA107807

Entities

People

  • G. O. Pickens
  • G. T. Kaye
  • T. E. Stixrud

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Buoyancy
  • Data Analysis
  • Deep Water
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electronics
  • Frequency
  • Geographic Regions
  • Internal Waves
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Pressure Gages
  • Surface Waves
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Water
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Oceanography.