Bubble Plumes and Breaking Waves: Measurements from R/P FLIP, January 1992

Abstract

This report is the first in a series of three covering APL-UW measurements of bubble plumes and breaking waves from R/P FLIP off the coast of California in January 1992. The overall objective of the experiment was to obtain realistic parameterizations of bubble plumes for use in modds that predict low-frequency surface reveberation. The principal measurement objective was achieved: simultaneous, in situ measurements of bubble plumes and breaking waves using acoustic, microwave, and video systems trained on the same surface patch of the ocean. This report briefly summarizes the experiment, the range of environmental conditions encountered, the method of aligning the instruments, and the type and quantity of data gathered. Examples of acoustic data are given which clearly show bubble field growth; the appearance of one of these plumes was coincident with a wave-breaking event that was simultaneously detected with the microwave and video systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA476904

Entities

People

  • Andrew T. Jessup
  • Peter Hans Dahl

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Continents
  • Coverings
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Frequency
  • Geographic Regions
  • Measurement
  • Microwaves
  • North America

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computer Vision.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers