Project Meteor. Volume 1. Executive Summary,

Abstract

Project METEOR is the code name for experiments that determine the behavior of a laser beam through the marine atmosphere. San Nicolas Island, off the California coast, was chosen as a project site because the atmosphere on the island's northwest coast exhibits minimal terrestial effects. Part of the project involved the installation of a jack-up research barge, with meteorological instrumentation attached, to gather data. Previously, such a barge, SIR ROBERT, had been used successfully in the Chesapeake Bay. The plan called for the installation of the SIR ROBERT offshore of the northwestern end of San Nicolas Island to provide a platform where meteorological measurements could be made, free surf and island atmosphereic effects. The engineering services discussed include: (1) feasibility studies on the conversion of the SIR ROBERT to an offshore platform, and (2) a site survey at San Nicolas Island.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA165767

Entities

People

  • C. Chern

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Availability
  • Buildings And Structures
  • California
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Classification
  • Construction
  • Conversion
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Marine Atmospheres
  • Military Research
  • Regions
  • Security
  • Stabilization Systems
  • Trafficability

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Oceanography.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy