Hydrodynamic Controls on Acoustical and Optical Water Properties in Tropical Reefs

Abstract

The general objective of the work underway is to develop a baseline characterization of the spatial and temporal variability in optical/acoustical water properties for tropical island environments in response to variations in physical forcing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2012
Accession Number
ADA572949

Entities

People

  • Geno Pawlak
  • Mark A. Moline

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Backscattering
  • California
  • Climate Change
  • Coral Reefs
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Hydrodynamic Characteristics
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Particles
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering
  • Underwater Acoustics

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography