Observing the Oceans in Real Time

Description

This book provides contributions from leading experts on the integration of novel sensing technologies to yield unprecedented observations of coupled biological, chemical, and physical processes in the ocean from the macro to micro scale. Authoritative entries from experts around the globe provide first-hand information for oceanographers and researchers looking for solutions to measurement problems. Ocean observational techniques have seen rapid advances in the last few years and this book addresses the need for a single overview of present and future trends in near real time and real time. First the past, present and future scenarios of ocean observational tools and techniques are elucidated. Then this book divides into three modes of ocean observations: surface, upper ocean and deep ocean. This is followed by data quality and modelling. Collecting a summary of methods and applications, this book provides first-hand information for oceanographers and researchers looking for solutions to measurement problems. This book is also suitable for final year undergraduate students or beginning graduate students in ocean engineering, oceanography and various other engineering students (such as Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, and Bioengineering) who are interested in specializing their skills towards modern measurements of the ocean. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Recent Trends in Ocean Observations (R. Venkatesan, Amit Tandon, Debasis Sengupta, K. N. Navaneeth)....Pages 3-13 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 Observing Surface Meteorology and Air-Sea Fluxes (Robert A. Weller)....Pages 17-35 Drifter Technology and Impacts for Sea Surface Temperature, Sea-Level Pressure, and Ocean Circulation Studies (Luca R. Centurioni)....Pages 37-57 Origin, Transformation and Measurement of Waves in Ocean (P. Chandramohan, M. V. Ramanamurthy, K. Jossia Joseph, Satya Kiran Raju Alluri, D. Shyamala Varthini, K. N. Navaneeth)....Pages 59-74 Front Matter ....Pages 75-75 Oceanographic Floats: Principles of Operation (Eric D’Asaro)....Pages 77-98 Measuring Ocean Turbulence (Emily L. Shroyer, Jonathan D. Nash, Amy F. Waterhouse, James N. Moum)....Pages 99-122 Underwater Gliders (Craig M. Lee, Daniel L. Rudnick)....Pages 123-139 Advances in In-Situ Ocean Measurements (David Murphy, Carol Janzen)....Pages 141-162 Front Matter ....Pages 163-163 Ocean Remote Sensing: Concept to Realization for Physical Oceanographic Studies (Tapan Misra, Rashmi Sharma, Raj Kumar, Pradip K. Pal)....Pages 165-202 Near Real-Time Underwater Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Natural and Anthropogenic Sounds (Mark F. Baumgartner, Kathleen M. Stafford, G. Latha)....Pages 203-226 Data Return Aspects of CODAR and WERA High-Frequency Radars in Mapping Currents (Yonggang Liu, Clifford R. Merz, Robert H. Weisberg, Benjamin K. O’Loughlin, Vembu Subramanian)....Pages 227-240 Front Matter ....Pages 241-241 Sensor Performance and Data Quality Control (Sébastien P. Bigorre, Nancy R. Galbraith)....Pages 243-261 Near Real-Time Data Recovery from Oceanographic Moorings (Richard P. Trask, J. Thomas Farrar)....Pages 263-279 Managing Meteorological and Oceanographic In Situ Data in the WMO Framework (Etienne Charpentier)....Pages 281-300 Front Matter ....Pages 301-301 Applications of Ocean In-situ Observations and Its Societal Relevance (M. Ravichandran, M. S. Girishkumar)....Pages 303-313 Back Matter ....Pages 315-323