The Influence of Breaking at the Ocean Surface on Oceanic Radiance and Imaging

Abstract

The long-term goals of the work are to measure the influence of surface wave breaking on imaging across the surface and develop measurements and models of breaking statistics as input to the interpretation and modeling of oceanic radiance measurements. Image transmission across breaking surfaces will be measured in both the laboratory and the field. Field measurements of breaking and breaking statistics will be used to quantify the degradation and recovery of image fidelity by surface and subsurface processes associated with breaking, including surface turbulence and bubble entrainment. The PI will collaborate with other PIs in the use of breaking measurements and models to interpret measurements and develop models of oceanic radiance and through-surface imaging.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA527240

Entities

People

  • W.k. Melville

Organizations

  • University of California Regents

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Entrainment
  • Barometric Pressure
  • California
  • Cameras
  • Deployment
  • Instrumentation
  • Intensity
  • Led Display Systems
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Radiance
  • Recovery
  • Statistics
  • Surface Waves
  • Turbulence
  • Waves
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers