Bioluminescence Flow Visualization in the Ocean: An Initial Strategy Based on Laboratory Experiments

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Abstract:

Observations of flow-stimulated bioluminescence have been recorded for centuries throughout the worlds oceans. The present study explores, within a laboratory context, the use of naturally occurring bioluminescence as a strategy towards visualizing oceanic flow fields. The response of luminescent plankton to quantifiable levels of flow agitation was investigated in fully developed pipe flow. With two different pipe flow apparatus and freshly collected mixed plankton samples obtained over a year at two separate locations, several repeatable response patterns

Author(s):
Rohr, Jim ; Hyman, Mark ; Fallon, Stewart ; Latz, Michael I.
Author Organization(s):
SCRIPPS INST OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA CA ATOC PROJECT OFFICE
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Supplementary Note:
Published in Deep-Sea Research Part 1, v49 p2009-2033 2002. Prepared in collaboration with Scripps Inst. of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla. The original document contains color images.
Pagination:
0026

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
SSC/SD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_5.3_Planning
Communities of Interest:
Ground and Sea Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*SIMULATION, *FLOW VISUALIZATION, *WAKE, *BIOLUMINESCENCE, REPRINTS, MEASUREMENT, SHIPS, LABORATORY TESTS, MASS, FLOW FIELDS, RESPONSE, FLOW, MIXING, LABORATORIES, PATTERNS, LEVEL(QUANTITY), SAMPLING, SHEAR STRESSES, LENGTH, SCALE, FLASHES, PLANKTON, PIPE FLOW, REPRODUCIBILITY, LAMINAR FLOW, ENERGETIC PROPERTIES, LUMINESCENCE, OCEANS, MEAN, STIMULI, FLOW RATE, THRESHOLD EFFECTS, ENERGY, NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, DISSIPATION, TURBULENCE, TURBULENT FLOW
Field(s)/Group(s):
Biochemistry, Fluid Mechanics
Keyword(s):
SHIP WAKE SIMULATION, LAMINAR FLOW, TURBULENT FLOW, DINOFLAGELLATE
Report Date:
2002 Jan 01
Creation Date:
2006 Nov 01