Fiber Optic Salinity/Density Probe

光纤盐度/密度探头

• 批准号: 0002292
• 负责人: Matthew Alford
• 金额: $ 34.54万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-09-01 至 2004-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0002292&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Fiber; Optic; Salinity; Density; Probe

This ocean science technology development project will develop a fiber-optic index of refraction sensor for ocean microstructure research. The sensor offers improved resolution of the density gradient spectrum of oceanic turbulence over present sensors and will enhance studies involving our understanding and modeling of global oceanic circulation. The project builds on previous work that modified an immunoassay fiber-optic technology to develop a laboratory prototype refractometer, which will be modified and tested as an ocean-deployable sensor. This sensor has the potential to be thirty times more sensitive than previous sensors designed for oceanic microstructure research. If successful, resulting measurements will contribute to a better understanding of ocean mixing.

该海洋科学技术开发项目将开发用于海洋微观结构研究的折射传感器的光纤指数。 该传感器可改善在当前传感器上的海洋湍流密度梯度光谱的分辨率，并将增强涉及我们对全球海洋循环的理解和建模的研究。 该项目以先前的工作为基础，该工作修改了一种免疫测定光纤技术以开发实验室原型折光仪，该技术将被修改并测试为可传感的传感器。 该传感器的潜力比以前为海洋微观结构研究设计的传感器高三十倍。 如果成功，则产生的测量将有助于更好地了解海洋混合。