Bio-Optical and Hydrographic Characteristics of the Western Pacific Ocean for Undersea Warfare Using Seaglider Data

Abstract

Analysis of hydrographic and optical variability in the western Pacific Ocean region is conducted using data collected by Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) from March 2008 to November 2011. Temporal and spatial patterns of temperature, salinity, optical scattering, and fluorescence were examined. Vertical charts of each variable were produced for environmental and operational characterization. Histograms of the maxima and minima were plotted to examine the frequency of these variables. Furthermore, the vertical correlations among the variables were identified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA620810

Entities

People

  • Ramon P. Martinez

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Birds
  • Climate Change
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geography
  • Naval Operations
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ridges
  • Situational Awareness
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Underwater Gliders
  • Unmanned Vehicles

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Marine Ecotoxicology

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy