Title :
Optical sounding for internal waves in the ocean thermocline
Author :
Walker, Richard ; Fraser, Al ; Mastracci, L. ; Hochheimer, B.
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
The application of optical radar or lidar to sense ocean internal waves from a surface platform is examined theoretically and experimentally. An experiment conducted in Caribbean waters using a Q-switched Nd-YAG laser transmitter and a range-gated photoreceiver showed that internal waves near the mixed layer-thermocline interface are detectable.
Keywords :
Acoustic scattering; Laser radar; Oceans; Optical attenuators; Optical receivers; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters; Optical variables control; Radar scattering;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 82
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1982.1151940
