Ocean Surface Wave Optical Roughness: Innovative Polarization Measurement

Abstract

We are part of a multi-institutional research team funded by the ONR-sponsored Radiance in a Dynamic Ocean (RaDyO) program. The primary research goals of the program are to (1) examine time-dependent oceanic radiance distribution in relation to dynamic surface boundary layer (SBL) processes; (2) construct a radiance-based SBL model; (3) validate the model with field observations; and (4) investigate the feasibility of inverting the model to yield SBL conditions. The goals of our team are to contribute innovative measurements, analyses and models of the sea surface roughness at length scales as small as a millimeter. This characterization includes microscale and whitecap breaking waves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA541219

Entities

People

  • Christopher J Zappa

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altimeters
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cameras
  • Data Analysis
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Instrumentation
  • Laser Altimeters
  • Measurement
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Polarization
  • Roughness
  • Surface Roughness
  • Surface Waves
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Educational Psychology