Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrometry (UVAS) and Liquid Atomic Emission Spectrometry (LAES.

Abstract

The Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrometry (UVAS) and Liquid Atomic Emission Spectrometry(LAES) for Oceanographic Analysis Systems project was a four-phase project that covered over 20 months from May 22, 1992 to February 10, 1994. Under contract with the Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, Biotronics Technologies, Inc., worked to design, build, and test an on-line spectrophotometer capable of real-time, reagentless chemical analysis of ocean and bay waters. More specifically, the project had three objectives. First, to determine spectral parameters of nutrients and selected metals, first in pure distilled water and then in ocean and bay water, and to use this information to predict analyte concentrations and determine design parameters for the deliverable instrument. Second, to design, construct, and test the hardware and software for the deliverable instrument. And finally, to test the instrument on board a Navy test vessel in actual field conditions and determine the accuracy of analyte concentration predictions. Tactical oceanography, Dynamical oceanography, Physical oceanography.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 10, 1994
Accession Number
ADA278263

Entities

People

  • Kenneth J. Schlager
  • Monica A. Wilson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Spectra
  • Algorithms
  • Analyzers
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Programs
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Emission Spectra
  • Environmental Protection
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometers
  • Spectroscopy

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space