Wave Induced Bubble Clouds and Their Effect on Radiance in the Upper Ocean

Abstract

The main goal of this project was to be able to characterize the upper ocean bubble field in terms of both bubble size distributions and overall bubble concentrations both in space and time. With this information available we are now able to assess the role of the bubbles on the upper ocean radiance field. In this work we are working closely with Helen Czerski and David Farmer at GSO/URI. The role of manmade and natural surfactants in upper ocean processes is presently poorly understood. Therefore, a second goal of this project was to improve our understanding of how these surfactants modify the bubble field, the surface wave field and ultimately the upper ocean radiance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA541238

Entities

People

  • Svein Vagle

Organizations

  • Institute of Ocean Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alternating Current
  • Chemistry
  • Data Sets
  • Doppler Sonar
  • Frequency
  • Information Operations
  • Instrumentation
  • Marine Chemistry
  • Measurement
  • Radiance
  • Resonators
  • Scattering
  • Surface Active Substances
  • Surface Temperature
  • Surface Waves
  • Turbulence
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space