Physical and Chemical Factors Affecting the Thermal IR Imagery of Ship Wakes

Abstract

A thermal infrared scanner mounted in an NRL RP-3A images the turbulent wake of the USNS HAYES in the vicinity of Phelps Bank in the southeast region of Nantucket Shoals. Thermal surface effects were determined for both natural wakes and those treated with small quantities of an organic material which produced a monomolecular film(slick) on the surface of the turbulent wake. Relevant meteorological and oceanographic parameters were measured simultaneously from shipboard.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 26, 1984
Accession Number
ADA144034

Entities

People

  • Pauline Smith
  • W. D. Garret

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Dispersions
  • Films
  • Fluids
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Monomolecular Films
  • Organic Materials
  • Petroleum
  • Surface Temperature
  • Surface Waters
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thick Films
  • Water
  • Wind Stress

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Oceanography.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.