Fiber Optic Salinity/Density Probe

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光纤折射率传感器。 该传感器提供了更高的分辨率的密度梯度谱的海洋湍流比目前的传感器，并将加强研究，涉及我们的理解和全球海洋环流的建模。 该项目建立在以前修改免疫测定光纤技术的工作基础上，以开发实验室原型折射计，该折射计将作为海洋部署传感器进行修改和测试。 该传感器的灵敏度可能比之前为海洋微结构研究设计的传感器高出三十倍。 如果成功的话，测量结果将有助于更好地了解海洋混合。

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.