Enhanced Worldwide Ocean Optics Database

Abstract

The long-term objective is to provide a comprehensive worldwide optics database that includes data on a broad range of important optical properties, including diffuse attenuation, beam attenuation, and scattering. Data from ONR-funded bio-optical cruises are given priority for loading into the database, but data from other scientific programs (NASA, NODC, NSF) and from other countries will also be routinely added to the Worldwide Ocean Optics Database (WOOD). The database shall be easy to use, Internet accessible, and frequently updated with data from recent at-sea measurements. The database shall be capable of supporting a wide range of applications, such as environmental assessments, sea test planning, and Navy applications. The database shall include derived optical parameters so that if measured data are not available, the user can obtain values computed from empirical algorithms (e.g., beam attenuation estimated from diffuse attenuation and backscatter data). Uncertainty estimates will also be provided for the computed results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA519104

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey H. Smart

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Continental Shelves
  • Databases
  • East China Sea
  • Governments
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Ridges
  • User Interface
  • Yellow Sea

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Database Systems and Applications