Optical Climatology of the Northeast Pacific Ocean

Abstract

This report describes the results of a climatological study of optical variability in the upper 200 m of the Northeast Pacific Ocean. This work was supported by the Oceanographer of the Navy under NORDA/NOARL contracts N00014-87-C-6002 (SIO Visibility Lab., UCSD, La Jolla, CA) and N00014-89-C-6007 (SDSU CHORS, San Diego, CA), and this document constitutes our Final Report under those contracts. The project addressed tow primary objectives. The first objective was to describe the two-dimensional spatial distribution and temporal variability of near-surface biooptical properties derived from satellite ocean color imagery, and to deliver the results in the form of a data base suitable for the developing new environmental products to support naval applications in the region. The second objective was to develop a model, with which the near- surface bio-optical properties derived from satellite data can be extrapolated downward to depths of interest for naval operations (i.e. 200 m). Physical oceanography, Computers, Optics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 03, 1993
Accession Number
ADA271671

Entities

People

  • James L. Mueller

Organizations

  • San Diego State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bering Sea
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Digital Data
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geometry
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Operating Systems
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Ridges
  • Topography

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Oceanography.
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Space