Wave Induced Turbulence and Bubbles and their Effect on Radiance in the Upper Ocean

Abstract

The main objectives of this study where 1) to develop the necessary technology to allow for in-situ measurements of bubble size distributions over a wide range of bubble sizes and with sufficient temporal and air-fraction resolution to investigate the role of bubbles on upper ocean radiance, 2) develop and test methods and algorithms to obtain bubble size distributions from such instrumentation, 3) to make comparisons between different bubble measurement techniques (acoustical and optical) to investigate strengths and limitations , 4) to make observations of bubbles clouds at a range of atmospheric and oceanographic conditions, and 5) to make measurements of ocean microlayer surfactants to investigate their role in modulating the bubble field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA557292

Entities

People

  • Svein Vagle

Organizations

  • Institute of Ocean Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Chemistry
  • Frequency
  • Heat Flux
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Production
  • Radiance
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Solar Radiation
  • Surface Active Substances
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Turbulence
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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