Worldwide Ocean Optics Database (WOOD)

Abstract

The long-term objective is to provide a comprehensive worldwide optics database that includes data on a broad range of important optical properties, including diffuse attenuation, beam attenuation, and scattering. The database shall be easy to use, Internet accessible, and frequently updated with data from recent at-sea measurements. The database shall be capable of supporting a wide range of applications, such as environmental assessments, sea test planning, and Navy applications. The database shall include derived optical parameters so that if measured data are not available, the user can obtain values computed from empirical algorithms (e.g., beam attenuation estimated from diffuse attenuation and backscatter data). Error estimates will also be provided for the computed results. Extensive algorithm evaluation and validation will be conducted to ensure that the derived results are optimized as a function of wavelength, season, and geographic location.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA624965

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey H. Smart

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Attenuation
  • Backscattering
  • Continental Shelves
  • Cybersecurity
  • Databases
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Internet
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Physics
  • Scattering
  • User Interface
  • Yellow Sea

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering