Nonlinear Internal Waves: Test of the Inverted Echo Sounder

Abstract

The long-term goal is to develop, through comprehensive observation, a physics based understanding of nonlinear internal wave [NLIW] generation and evolution applicable to a broad range of environments and the corresponding relationship to the internal tide. Develop through observations a robust relationship between subsurface features of NLIW and their surface remote sensing expression (especially SAR). The objective is to acquire observations of nonlinear internal waves in the South China Sea, using modified pressure sensor equipped inverted echo sounders [PIES]. The deployments will test the applicability of this technique and explore approaches for inverting the data to recover internal wave properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2006
Accession Number
ADA612174

Entities

People

  • David M. Farmer

Organizations

  • University of Rhode Island

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Signals
  • Acquisition
  • Data Sets
  • Deployment
  • Displacement
  • Internal Waves
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Remote Sensing
  • Rhode Island
  • Signal Processing
  • Sonar
  • South China Sea
  • Travel Time
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Oceanography.