Tropical Tests of a Seawater Marker

Abstract

A series of tests on the MRL seawater marker were carried out under tropical conditions for the following reasons: (1) To examine the performance of fluorescein in tropical conditions; (2) To compare the MRL marker with the commercially available dye marker; and (3) To test a prototype, helicopter- deployed marker device. Results confirmed that fluorescein, in the form used in commercially available markers, performs poorly in tropical conditions, whilst the MRL marker was vastly superior. The helicopter marker device was deployed from a height of 50 m and was successful in creating a fast-acting, long- duration dye stain over a large area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA236831

Entities

People

  • Evan Gellert
  • Robert Swinton

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Cameras
  • Canisters
  • Chemistry
  • Dyes
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Helicopters
  • Laser Dyes
  • Life Rafts
  • Materials
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Photographs
  • Safety
  • Tropical Tests

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.