Accession Number:

AD0647805

Title:

A MOBILE TEMPERATURE SENSING ARRAY FOR THE OCEAN.

Descriptive Note:

Research rept.,

Corporate Author:

NAVY ELECTRONICS LAB SAN DIEGO CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Hudimac,A. A.
• Olson,J. R.
• Brumley,D. F.

Report Date:

1962-07-27

Pagination or Media Count:

61.0

Abstract:

A submarine-mounted vertical array of thermistor beads was designed, constructed, and tested. This array measures the temperature at several levels, say in the thermocline. The thermistor beads are normalized in a novel way and operate on linearized half-bridges, the output of which is recorded digitally. The vertical motion of the array is compensated. The depth of several isotherms is obtained by an interpolation scheme, using a high speed computer. The variation in depth of an isotherm is related to internal waves, whose frequency spectra can then be estimated through further analysis. Author

Descriptors:

• *OCEANOGRAPHY
• *THERMISTORS
• TEMPERATURE
• MEASUREMENT
• THERMOCLINES
• COMPUTERS
• DEPTH INDICATORS

Subject Categories:

• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE