The airborne lidar detection and cross-sectional mapping of submerged oceanic scattering layers are reported. The field experiment was conducted in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Assateague Island, VA, NASA's Airbourne Oceanographic Lidar was operated in the bathymetric mode to acquire on-wavelength 532-nm depth-resolved backscatter signals from shelf/slope waters. Unwanted laser pulse reflection from the air-water interface was minimized by spatial filtering and off-nadir operation. The presence of thermal stratification over the shelf was verified by the deployment of airborne expendable bathythermographs. Optical beam transmission measurements acquired from a surface truthing vessel indicated the presence of a layer of turbid water near the sea floor over the inner portion of the shelf.


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    Title :

    Airborne lidar detection of subsurface oceanic scattering layers


    Additional title:

    Einsatz eines Flugzeug-Lidars zur Erkennung von Streuschichten unterhalb der Wasseroberflaeche


    Contributors:
    Hoge, F.E. (author) / Wright, C.W. (author) / Krabill, W.B. (author) / Buntzen, R.R. (author) / Gilbert, G.D. (author) / Swift, R.N. (author) / Yungel, K. (author) / Berry, R.E. (author)

    Published in:

    Applied Optics ; 27 , 19 ; 3969-3977


    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    9 Seiten, 34 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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