Analysis of Historical Oceanographic Data on a Minicomputer: Program WAHOO.

Abstract

Program WAHOO uses a Sun SPARC 10 minicomputer to process and analyze temperature, salinity, and sound speed data in various formats. The data, extracted from the Master Oceanographic Observation Data Set (MOODS) files maintained by the Naval Oceanographic Office, must be reformatted into regional files prior to analysis. This document provides guidelines required to process and analyze the MOODS data, thus providing valuable information required to characterize the oceanic and acoustic properties of an area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA292530

Entities

People

  • Alvan Fisher Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Geographic Regions
  • Grids
  • Information Science
  • Midrange Computers
  • Observation
  • Ocean Surveillance
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • Seabed
  • Statistical Data
  • Systems Engineering
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Water Masses

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.
  • Oceanography.