In situ Validation of the Source of Thin Layers Detected By NOAA Airborne Fish Lidar

Abstract

Our long-term goal is to understand how physical-biological, biological-biological and chemical-biological interactions control the formation, maintenance and dissipation of thin layers of plankton and how the resulting thin layers impact in situ and remote sensing technologies of critical interest to the Navy. We are also interested in improving our ability not only to detect, characterize and map the temporal and spatial extent of thin layers, but also to improve our ability to predict their occurrence in a variety of ocean environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA531074

Entities

People

  • James H Churnside

Organizations

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Backscattering
  • Birds
  • Cross Polarization
  • Data Analysis
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Ocean Environments
  • Oceans
  • Phytoplankton
  • Plankton
  • Remote Sensing
  • Rhode Island
  • Scattering
  • Validation
  • Water
  • Zooplankton

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology