Ocean Surface Wave Optical Roughness - Innovative Measurement and Modeling

Abstract

LONG-TERM GOALS: This was the final year of the Radiance in a Dynamic Ocean (RaDyO) program. The primary research goals of the program were (1) to examine time-dependent oceanic radiance distribution in relation to dynamic surface boundary layer (SBL) processes; (2) to construct a radiance-based SBL model; (3) to validate the model with field observations; and (4) to investigate the feasibility of inverting the model to yield SBL conditions. As part of a multi-institutional research team our goals were 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, 2011
Accession Number
ADA557103

Entities

People

  • Johannes Gemmrich

Organizations

  • University of Victoria

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Cameras
  • Computer Science
  • Data Analysis
  • High Resolution
  • Instrumentation
  • Laser Altimeters
  • Measurement
  • Ocean Waves
  • Oceans
  • Photographs
  • Roughness
  • Surface Roughness
  • Surface Waves
  • Wave Power
  • Waves
  • Wind

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Educational Psychology