Accession Number:

ADD014674

Title:

Air/Sea Temperature Probe.

Descriptive Note:

Patent, Filed 27 Apr 89, patented 4 Sep 90,

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Olson, Jack R.
• Hitney, Herbert V.
• Paulus, Richard A.
• Anderson, Kenneth D.

Report Date:

1990-09-04

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

An airsea temperature probe is disclosed which can be deployed from a moving ship to detect the temperature profile of the atmosphere and ocean beyond the thermal influence of a ship. The probe includes a temperature transducer which utilizes a bifilar wire that provides a very quick air temperature time constant. The transducer is mounted within a radiation shield having low thermal conductance to minimize thermal and solar radiation contamination and is coupled to a signal processing network. In operation, the probe is deployed from a ship and provides temperature telemetry via an electrical data link coupled between the signal processing network and a receiving transducer located onboard the ship. Keywords Patents Temperature measuring instruments Atmospheric temperature Sea water temperature Ship launched probes. edc

Descriptors:

• *AIR WATER INTERACTIONS
• *PATENTS
• *TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
• ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
• DATA LINKS
• ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
• MOTION
• NETWORKS
• OCEANS
• PROBES
• PROFILES
• RADIATION SHIELDING
• CONTAMINATION
• SEA WATER
• SHIPS
• SIGNAL PROCESSING
• SOLAR RADIATION
• TELEMETER SYSTEMS
• TEMPERATURE
• THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
• THERMAL PROPERTIES
• THERMAL RADIATION
• TRANSDUCERS
• WIRE

Subject Categories:

• Holography
• Meteorology
• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE