Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system in a specific environment – Earth science
Statutory Invention Registration
1998-03-31
2001-04-03
Pihulic, Daniel T. (Department: 2857)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system in a specific environment
Earth science
C702S016000, C707S793000, C707S793000
Statutory Invention Registration
active
H0001958
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of processing and analyzing ocean profile data. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of processing and analyzing ocean properties of a region of interest so as to determine a target ocean profile by utilizing interactive graphic techniques and is particularly suited to handle data associated with shallow water regions that commonly encounter relatively high spatial and temporal variability of ocean properties.
2. Description of the Background Art
Processing and the analysis of ocean properties of interest including profile data are commonly performed by a combination of several computerized techniques: statistical models, physics-based models, non-graphical software (looking at numbers), and non-interactive graphical software. The first two techniques (statistical and physics-based models) are appropriate and adequate for certain applications. More particularly, these first two techniques (statistical and physics-based models) usually work best in deep water where the ocean is characterized by long spatial and temporal scales of variability relative to those of shallow water. The last two techniques (non-graphic and non-interactive software) are tedious, time consuming, and often non-intuitive. Of fundamental importance in any technique that may be used in the ability to “group appropriate” data together so as to derive statistics or to qualitatively describe ocean properties. For example, the perform quality control (editing) of observed ocean data, one must have a priori knowledge of what the ocean should look like at a particular location and time. Historical data must be appropriately grouped (providing a stationary basis) to learn this. The coastal ocean is too undersampled to provide this appropriate grouping with automated statistical techniques. It is desired that means be provided to allow appropriate grouping and editing of observed ocean data based on a priori knowledge and insight so as to derive accurate ocean profile data.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a primary object of the present invention to provide interactive graphic techniques to allow a back-and-forth dialogue with computer displays driven by appropriate operating routines for an oceanographer to process and analyze ocean properties including profile data of a region of interest.
It is another object of the present invention to process and analyze ocean profile data associated with shallow water in a relatively rapid manner.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an oceanographer with a method to design sampling strategy of ocean profiles for ship, aircraft, and submarine surveys.
A further object of the present invention is to provide an oceanographer with a method to edit observed ocean profile data (previously collected (historical) and near-real time).
A still further object of the present invention is to provide an oceanographer with a method to construct gridded climatological data bases of “synthetic” profiles.
In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method that allows an oceanographer to analyze profiles and satellite-derived sea surface temperature for the production of paper and digital publications also associated with ocean profiles.
Moreover, an object of the present invention is to provide a method that allows an oceanographer to evaluate and modify 3-dimensional outputs of ocean thermal models in near-real time basis.
The invention is directed to a method of utilizing interactive graphic techniques for the analysis of ocean properties of a target region of interest.
The operator analyzes ocean data under consideration including temperature, salinity and other related properties such as sound speed, density and conductivity. The method employed by the operator comprises the steps of displaying, changing, and reviewing. The first step is displaying the ocean data under consideration. The next step is reviewing the originally displayed data by an operator employing deductive reasoning. The next step is changing the displayed data by interactive graphical techniques in response to the operator's deductive reasoning, and reviewing the changed displayed data by the operator employing deductive reasoning for a second time. The method continues to change the display data by the interactive graphical technique in response to the operator's deductive reasoning until the deductive reasoning of the operator determines that the display data satisfies the analysis expectation of the operator.
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Corbin James
Haeger Steven D.
Krishnamaguru Dharmesh
Krishnammagaru Ramesh
Edelberg Barry A.
McDonnell Thomas E.
Pihulic Daniel T.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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