In Situ Characterization of Seawater Using a Computerized Suite of Optical Instruments,

Abstract

A suite of instruments is described that measure the parameters required as sea truth for a shipborne lidar system. Novel optical configurations are used with digital electronics to efficiently measure beam transmission, backscattering, beam-spread function, and diffuse spectral attenuation. All sensors are linked to a single desktop computer for data collection and analysis in near-real-time at sea. The instrumentation is described, and representative data are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002746

Entities

People

  • C. A. Moore
  • R. C. Honey

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Backscattering
  • Computers
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Electronics
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Optical Instruments
  • Radio Waves
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scatterometers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Vision.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems