Instrumentation for Undersea Visibility Monitoring. Phase 1

Abstract

The Navy, in its issuance of the 1987 SBIR Call for Proposals, identified a need for an Undersea Visibility Condition Monitor. This solicitation describes the necessity for a highly portable system to survey visibility at relatively low light levels. Biospherical Instruments responded to this call and received a contract for the first phase of this development effort. This is the Final Report of the Phase One effort to develop this monitoring system. The main objective of the Phase I effort was to provide a working prototype of the visibility monitoring system that was operational from a Boston Whaler type vessel. An outline of this system is presented. The primary objective in Phase I was to get a fully operational system in order to prove the principles of the design and to use the Phase II effort primarily for refinements. This objective was met. Keywords: Photodetectors; Irradiance; Transmissometer; Physical oceanography; Visibility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA198978

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