Variability of Irradiance in the Wave Boundary Layer

Abstract

Our primary goal is improve our understanding of the role of surface waves, bubble clouds, and near-surface oceanic processes on the spatial distribution of oceanic irradiance. The objectives are to: (1) Measure the variance in the oceanic light field; (2) Measure turbulence velocity and temperature fluctuations in the water column; and (3) Associate the variance in the light field with surface waves and variance in the inherent optical properties and physical properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADA602980

Entities

People

  • H. W. Wijesekera
  • W. Scott Pegau

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Mail
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Internal Waves
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Surface Waves
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Regression Analysis.