THE REDUCTION IN FINESTRUCTURE CONTAMINATION OF INTERNAL WAVE ESTIMATES FROM A TOWED THERMISTOR CHAIN
Estimates of internal wave displacements based on towed thermistor array data have historically suffered badly from finestructure contamination. It is hypothesized that a substantial amount of such contamination may be removed by sampling the ocean with thermistors spaced in a close vertical pattern and by using appropriate internal wave displacement estimation techniques. Such a technique is described, and preliminary results based on data from a 5 centimeter vertical resolution chain are presented that indicate that a substantial reduction of finestructure contamination is achievable