MRI: Development of a Refractive Gradiometer Probe for Oceanic Microstructure

PI要求提供资金，用于开发针对小尺度和高采样率进行优化的干涉折射率传感器，其目标是解决盐度的耗散谱以及温度和盐度的耗散共谱。 拟议的发展也将用于探索绝对指数传感器的潜力。 拟议的仪器将适用于调查盐度微结构，包括表面微层的梯度，并有助于更好地了解海洋混合。 该提案的更广泛影响在于开发和提供能够在尚未实现的尺度上测量盐度的新仪器，为推进有关微观结构和海洋混合的知识提供了潜力。 该提案还讨论了仪器开发后的商业过渡问题，以便更广泛地向海洋学界提供仪器。该提案概述了大学生在暑假和学校休息期间参与仪器开发的情况。

The PIs request funding for the development of an interferometric refractive index sensor optimized for small scales and high sample rates, with the goals of resolving the dissipation spectrum of salinity and the dissipation co-spectrum of temperature and salinity. The proposed development will also be used to explore the potential for an absolute index sensor. The proposed instrumentation would be applicable for investigating salinity micro-structure, including gradients at the surface microlayer, and contribute to a greater understanding of ocean mixing. Broader impactsThe broader impacts of the proposal lie in developing and making available new instrumentation capable of measuring salinity at scales that have not yet been achieved, offering the potential for advancing knowledge about microstructure and ocean mixing. The proposal also discusses commercial transition of the instrumentation upon development for broader availability of the instrumentation to the oceanographic community. The proposal outlines involvement of a college student during summer and school breaks in the instrumentation development.