NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Collections About News Help Login
Back to Results
Speed of sound and temperature in the ocean by Brillouin scatteringA method is described to measure the speed of sound and the temperature in the sea as functions of depth. Backscattered laser light is analyzed with an interferometric spectrometer. The speed of sound at very short acoustic wavelengths is obtained directly from the wavelength shift of the Brillouin scattered light, and the temperature is deduced from the speed of sound together with auxiliary information on depth and salinity. Experiments are described.
Document ID
19840060890
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hirschberg, J. G. (Miami Univ. Coral Gables, FL, United States)
Byrne, J. D. (Miami Univ. Coral Gables, FL, United States)
Wouters, A. W. (Miami Univ. Coral Gables, FL, United States)
Boynton, G. C. (Miami, University Coral Gables, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Volume: 23
ISSN: 0003-6935
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
84A43677
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS10-8795
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS10-8600
CONTRACT_GRANT: NOAA-04-78-B01-5
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-258
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.

Related Records

There are no records associated with this record.
No Preview Available