Non Intrusive Monitoring of Ocean Surfactants with Nonlinear Optics

Abstract

Wind-wave coupling, wave damping, surface turbulence, and air/sea gas exchange along with the reflection, transmission, emission, and absorption of electromagnetic radiation at the air/sea interface are all dictated by the molecular level structure and chemical composition of the top several molecular layers which define this interface. This research effort is directed at obtaining and using knowledge of molecular level structure and composition of the air/sea interface to understand and predict macroscopic interfacial physicochemical properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA569264

Entities

People

  • Gerald M. Korenowski

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Capillary Waves
  • Chemical Composition
  • Chemistry
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Monitoring
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optics
  • Surface Active Substances
  • Surface Properties

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science