Accession Number:

AD0832889

Title:

THREE-LINE ANALYSIS OF BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

SACLANT ASW RESEARCH CENTRE LA SPEZIA (ITALY)

Personal Author(s):

• Caperon, J.
• Schipmolder, B.
• Harwood, W.

Report Date:

1968-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

19.0

Abstract:

A method of BT analysis that fits three straight-line segments to each set of digital BT data is described. These segments are identified, in descending order, with the mixed layer, the thermocline, and the deep layer. The associated slopes, temperature ranges, and depth ranges provide statistical abstractions that can be useful in ASWEPS procedures. The results of using this method for sampling the MILOC-64 data are discussed.

Descriptors:

• *BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA
• *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
• MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
• ERRORS
• LEAST SQUARES METHOD
• DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS
• ITALY
• NUMERICAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES
• DEEP WATER
• DIGITAL COMPUTERS
• BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS
• ECHO RANGING
• CURVE FITTING
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• TEMPERATURE

Subject Categories:

• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
• Statistics and Probability

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE