Chemical plume mapping with an autonomous underwater vehicle

Author

Fletcher, Barbara

Author_Institution

Space & Naval Warfare Syst. Center, San Diego, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

508

Abstract

A REMUS (Remote Environmental Measuring UnitS) autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) is being used for chemical plume mapping as part of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Chemical Sensing in the Marine Environment (CSME) program. Bathymetric, current, temperature and fluorometric data are collected while the vehicle performs a ladder type search across and downstream of a dye source. These data are used to validate and refine an analytical plume model. Operational experiences and data collected will be presented from operations at San Clemente Island, California and Duck, North Carolina

Keywords

military systems; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; AUV; CSME; California; Chemical Sensing in the Marine Environment; Duck; North Atlantic; North Carolina; ONR; Office of Naval Research; REMUS; San Clemente Island; USA; analytical plume model; autonomous undersea vehicle; autonomous underwater vehicle; chemical analysis; chemical composition; chemical plume mapping; coast; ladder type search; measurement technique; military system; mine detection; ocean; unexploded ordnance; Analytical models; Chemical sensors; Chemical technology; Explosives; Ocean temperature; Oceanographic techniques; Pollution measurement; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea measurements; Underwater vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS, 2001. MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-933957-28-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2001.968774

Filename

968774