Enhanced Spatial Mapping Capabilities for the Kilo Nalu Observatory

Abstract

The Kilo Nalu Observatory, online since October, 2004, provides a window into the Hawaiian coastal environment. Baseline observations at Kilo Nalu include time series of currents, directional waves, temperature profiles and water chemistry at 10m and 20m depths. A high resolution spatial view of local environment is critical in establishing context for the time-series data. This spatial data is being provided via surveys using a REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) in conjunction with ROV-based observations. The long-term objectives for the work are to maintain operational AUV support for ONR funded research at Kilo Nalu focusing on nearshore hydrodynamics and sediment transport and to develop new applications using AUV based sampling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA527119

Entities

People

  • Geno Pawlak
  • Roy Wilkens

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Analysis
  • Environment
  • High Resolution
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Ocean Observing Systems
  • Oceans
  • Regions
  • Surveys
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Water Chemistry
  • Water Quality

Readers

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