Measurement of air temperature and wind velocity from one to eighty centimeters above the sea surface
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Authors
Davis, Gary Malcolm
Subjects
Oceanography
Marine science
Air-sea interaction
Oceanographic instrumentation
Measurement near the sea surface
Random data analysis
Marine science
Air-sea interaction
Oceanographic instrumentation
Measurement near the sea surface
Random data analysis
Advisors
Boston, Noel
Date of Issue
1969-10
Date
October 1969
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
A wave following mechanism was designed and tested at the filed station operated by the Institute of Oceanography of British Columbia. Separate measurements were made of temperature and velocity fluctuations by sensors attached to the vertically moving follower arm at heights of 1 cm, 3 cm 24 cm, and 78 cm above the sea surface. These data were analyzed both by analog and digital methods. While the data generally follow the-5/3 power law proposed by Kolmogorov, there are significant departures from existing theories which could prove important. Since most air-sea interactions take place below 330 cm and few measurement have been made below this level, the wave follower could be a useful tool in investigating near surface phenomena.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Oceanography
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Naval Ordnance Systems Command, Washington, D.C.
Funder
NAVORD Contract ORD Task-03C-005/UR104-03-01
Format
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.