Measurement of Net Ocean Surface Heat Flux During the ONR CBLAST Low Wind, Convective Regime Field Program Using a New Ocean Surface Contact Sensor

Abstract

The long-term goal of our project is the complete development of a novel, surface-contact, wave-following multi-sensor floats to simultaneously measure net ocean surface heath flux, solar irradiance and skin temperature. We envision multiple instruments deployed from small boats for drifting buoys in support of air-sea flux field experiments as well as long-term untended operation providing continuous measurements of heat flux and solar irradiance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA630004

Entities

People

  • J. P. Boyle

Organizations

  • Western Connecticut State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Electronics
  • Fiberglass
  • Greenland Sea
  • Gulf Stream
  • Heat Flux
  • Information Operations
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Thermocouples

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Oceanography.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.