Apparatus for and method of remotely sensing sub-surface water t

Optics: measuring and testing – By particle light scattering – With photocell detection

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356 43, 374117, G01B 902, G01K 1122

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ABSTRACT:
The subsurface temperature of a body of water such as an ocean is measured remotely by directing a laser beam deeply into the water and analyzing the resultant Brillouin and Rayleigh backscatter components. Wavelength shifted Brillouin scatter is mixed with the unshifted Rayleigh scatter in a self-heterodyne manner for each volume element of illuminated water and the frequency of the heterodyne signal is measured. This produces the desired temperature-depth profile of the water.

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Speed of Sound & Temperature in the Ocean by Brillouin Scattering, by Joseph G. Hirschberg, et al., Applied Optics/vol. 23, No. 15, 8/1/84 pp. 2624-2628, inclusive.

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