Environmental Background Measurement Program.
Abstract
From 1 October 1980 through 30 September 1984 a program of data analysis and interpretation was conducted at the Marine Physical Laboratory under the sponsorship of NORDA Code 500. The focus of this effort, termed the Environmental Background Measurement Program, was on the statistics of the finite scale shear and density fields in the sea. Special effort was placed on determining the degree of predictability of these fields, the degree to which linear internal wave theory could account for them, and the degree to which existing models of the wavefield were accurate. With additional support from ONR Codes 220 and 420, significant progress was achieved on these tasks. Another task completed under this contract was the hardware and software design of a digital control system for a seafloor work vehicle (RUM III). The digital control system for the vehicle will be used to enhance its usefulness as an operational sea floor work vehicle. The functional requirements, design constraints, and system configuration were first examined. A detailed description of the hardware systems and their corresponding software components are described in this report. MPL also participated in the acquisition, adaptation and installation of a side-looking sonar system for use on the Advanced Unmanned Search System (AUSS) Testbed Program being developed at the Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego. In support of an ocean optics measurement project conducted by NOSC personnel aboard the research platform FLIP, MPL modified and installed two aluminum truss booms (60 ft and 75 feet) from which the oceanographic instrumentation was suspended, resulting in successful data acquisition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 15, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA153860
Entities
People
- K. M. Watson
- V. C. Anderson
Organizations
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography