Worldwide Ocean Optics Database (WOOD)
Abstract
LONG-TERM GOAL. The long-term goal is to provide a comprehensive worldwide optics database that includes data on a broad range of important optical properties, including diffuse attenuation, beam attenuation, scattering, and bioluminescence. The database must be easy to use, internet accessible, and frequently updated with data from recent at-sea measurements. The database should serve a wide range of applications, such as environmental assessments, sea test planning, tactical utility assessments, and Navy mission planning. Eventually it should include worldwide coverage from remote sensing datasets, such as CZCS and SeaWIFS, and climatology data products (such as those developed by Longhurst, 1995) that combine remote sensing and in situ data. SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES. Many investigations of optical characteristics require supporting data such as profiles of nutrients, temperature, salinity, and water depth. Using the WOOD, one should be able to obtain combined datasets of optical properties and supporting data in order to answer questions about the controlling mechanisms for the observed optical conditions. Data from WOOD will also support the generation of regionally-specific empirical fits that capture the monthly or seasonal optical characteristics of particular locations of high naval interest.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA635037
Entities
People
- Jeffrey H. Smart
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University