Environmental Characterization of Mine Countermeasure Test Ranges: Hydrography and Water Column Optics

Abstract

We wish to observe the hydrographic factors that regulate optical changes in near-shore water columns and support companion laser imaging system tests. The physical, biological and optical oceanographic data developed under this project will be used as input to optical and environmental models to assess the performance characteristics of laser imaging systems. Our long-term goals concern the ability of optical imaging systems to detect man-made objects placed on the seafloor, and the effects of biological fouling to confound the discrimination of objects from the environmental background.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA626470

Entities

People

  • Charles S. Yentsch
  • David A. Phinney

Organizations

  • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Attenuation
  • Boundary Layer
  • Countermeasures
  • Data Processing
  • Data Sets
  • Discrimination
  • Hydrography
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Scattering
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Seabed
  • Surface Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy