Measurements of Turbulence for Quantifying the Impact of Turbulence on Underwater Imaging

Abstract

This paper presents field measurements of turbulence from the Skaneateles Optical Turbulence Exercise (SOTEX, July 2010), during which images of a target were collected over a 5 m path length at various depths in the water column, concurrent with profiles of the turbulent strength, optical properties, temperature, and conductivity. Turbulence was characterized by the turbulent kinetic energy dissipation (TKED) and thermal dissipation (TD) rates, which were obtained in close proximity using both a Rockland Scientific Vertical Microstructure Profiler (VMP) and a Nortek Vector velocimeter in combination with a PME CT sensor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA546766

Entities

People

  • A. Weidemann
  • Ewa Jarosz
  • Sarah Woods
  • W. Goode
  • Weizhen Hou

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conductivity
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dissipation
  • Energy
  • Forward Scattering
  • Images
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Measurement
  • Microstructure
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Physics
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Velocimeters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers