Development and Calibration of Two and Four Wire Water Surface Wave Height Measurement Systems
Abstract
Capacitance and conductance measurements using two and four wire techniques were developed and statically and dynamically calibrated in this thesis. The voltage sensitivities range from 7.3 to 8.1 +/- 0.1 mV/cm for the two wire capacitance system static calibrations. This is +/ 5.2% of the limiting theoretical value. The voltage sensitivities range from 0.3 to 0.4 +/- 0.1 V/cm for the four wire conductance system static calibrations. Dynamic calibrations were only completed for the conductance system. The dynamic calibration results were weakly frequency dependent with a w-0.15 decay in a limited, 2-4 Hz range. Wind power spectrum measurements were taken in the existing Upper Ocean Simulations Facility at the Naval Postgraduate School. There was excellent agreement in the spectra with both techniques. Driven gravity wave frequency down-shifting and wind energy dumping was observed in the combined gravity wave and wind-wave measurements. The power spectra peaked near two Hertz and decayed at 50 to 70 dB per decade, or as W-5 to w-7 for both systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA257900
Entities
People
- Robert K. Yarber
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School