Leonard *^ . Liebermann 

 Deoartment of Phvsics 

 University of California, San Dieao 



The NASA-National Acadeny of Sciences Study Panel on Oceanography 



asked us to rate v/hat could be done from satellites for oceanography. 



We found the following results were obtainable: 



1. Global heat-budget studies of the surface layer, 



2. General circulation of the ocean, 



3. Analysis and prediction of sea-surface temoerature, 



h. Analysis and prediction of sea-surface roughness and sea state, 

 5. Description of ocean-wide distribution of surface productivity. 

 Concl us ion : 



1. One of the nost rewarding, oractical studies will be that of 

 the color of the ocean. V'e made instrumentation for measuring 

 chlorophyll by means of 6750 A band consisting of a snectroscope , 

 prism and vibratina mirror, slit scanned spectrum by a photocell.... 

 sinusoid wave, looked for second harmonic in vibrating mirror. 



2. V'hat can be learned about the nature of waves by photography? 

 Using transparent ooints of sea surface photos, as a hologram, one 

 obtains patterns showing the spectrum of wave lengths. 



3. Measurements of wave heights by laser beam from a satellite 

 may be feasible if oower requirements can be met. 



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