John E. Tyler Papers, 1935-1980, bulk 1955-1978 (SMC 168)

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Papers of John E. Tyler, a research physicist for the Visibility Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

John Edwards Tyler (1911-1992) was born on November 11, 1911 in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied optics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and completed a thesis in spectrophotometry and colorimetry. Tyler joined the National Research Corporation in 1941, and in 1944 transferred to Research Laboratories of the Interchemical Corporation in New York. Meanwhile, Dr. Seibert Q. Duntley founded the Visibility Laboratory at MIT in 1939. By the late 1940s, Vis Lab began to focus more heavily on ocean optics, and moved to San Diego, California and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1952. Duntley recruited Tyler to the new Vis Lab location, where he served as assistant director during the formative period. Tyler remained at Vis Lab until his retirement in 1973, where he made pioneering contributions to the experimental methodology, instrumentation, and theory of ocean optics. He authored classic reference works on angular distribution of the natural underwater light field and and spectral distribution of light in the ocean.

Tyler served as chair of the International Science Council's Scientific Committee on Ocean Research (SCOR) Working Group 15, a joint project with UNESCO and IAPO on Photosynthetic Radiant Energy.

In San Diego, Tyler became vice president of San Diego Sigma Xi Club as well as president of the San Diego section of the American Chemical Society. He was also a Fellow of Optical Society of America and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Tyler authored over 70 scientific papers and innumerous technical reports.

Papers of John E. Tyler, a research physicist for the Visibility Laboratory (Vis Lab) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Dr. Tyler was central to the Vis Lab's design, development and testing of optical oceanography instruments. The collection includes professional correspondence, a small number of writings and research files, contracts and grants for which Tyler was PI, and patent information. Many more proposals, papers and technical reports authored by Tyler may be found in the Visibility Laboratory Records (SAC 38). The collection also includes approximately one box of materials related to Tyler's chairmanship of the SCOR Working Group 15, a joint project with UNESCO and IAPO on Photosynthetic Radiant Energy. SCOR materials include correspondence and memoranda exchanged with contributors and colleagues, drafts of the WG 15 report, and notes and planning materials for the USC & GSS Discoverer Expedition.

Arranged in seven series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL AND PATENTS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) WRITINGS AND RESEARCH, 4) PROJECTS, PROPOSALS AND CONTRACTS, 5) SCOR WORKING GROUP 15, 6) MEETINGS AND EVENTS, and 7) LECTURES AND TEACHING.

UC San Diego. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Visibility Laboratory records. SAC 38. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

Seibert Q. Duntley papers. SMC 58. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.

Container List

BIOGRAPHICAL AND PATENTS

Box 1 Folder 1
Publications and papers by John E. Tyler - Bibliography, 1962-1969
Box 1 Folder 2
Resume and copies of certificates and recognition, undated
Box 1 Folder 3
Various patents, 1952-1953

Includes photometric apparatus, apparatus for determining daylight fluorescence, photometric device, and rheological instrument.

Box 1 Folder 4
Nephelometer - Patent and invention information, 1953-1958, 1969
Box 1 Folder 5
Hydrophotometer - Patent and invention information, 1955-1957
Box 1 Folder 6
Dye-film filter - Patent and invention information, 1963
Box 1 Folder 7
Instrument for measuring volume absorption coefficients of horizontally stratified water - Patent, 1965

CORRESPONDENCE

Box 1 Folder 8-14
Outgoing professional correspondence, 1960-1965, 1967-1969, 1972-1974

Contains correspondence concerning research, SIO business correspondence, symposiums and meetings, and publications.

Correspondence, A-Z

Box 1 Folder 15
Academic Press Incorporated, 1972-1973
Box 1 Folder 16
Austin, Roswell (Director, Visibility Laboratory), 1971-1973
Box 1 Folder 17
Baird-Atomic Incorporated - Underwater spectrophotometer, 1962
Box 1 Folder 18
Barnes, Harold, 1974-1975
Box 1 Folder 19
Berman, Tom, 1975
Box 1 Folder 20
C - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 21
Commission Internationale De L'Eclairage (CIE), 1958
Box 1 Folder 22
D - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 23
Denton, Eric James (Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom), 1971-1974
Box 1 Folder 24
E - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 25
F - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 26
Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (re: new technology with NASA and Block Engineering Inc.), 1968
Box 1 Folder 27
G - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 28
Giese, Arthur (Editor of Photophysiology), 1972-1974
Box 1 Folder 29
Goff, William (SIO Library director), 1972
Box 1 Folder 30
Gordon and Breach Science Publishers Incorporated, 1973-1974
Box 1 Folder 31
Grobecker, Allen (Department of Transportation), 1971-1973
Box 1 Folder 32
H - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 33
Hanson, Kirby, 1970-1971

Contains a proposal for the International Decade of Ocean Exploring (IDOE) 1971, concerning air-sea interaction.

Box 1 Folder 34
Harris, Franklin Jr., 1972
Box 1 Folder 35
Hergenrader, G. L., 1973-1974
Box 1 Folder 36
Højerslev, Niels (re: secchi disc), 1977
Box 1 Folder 37
Howard, John (Editor of Applied Optics), 1972
Box 1 Folder 38
I - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 39
Isaacs, John (Marine Life Research, SIO), 1969
Box 1 Folder 40
Ivanoff, Alexander, 1972
Box 1 Folder 41
Jerlov, Nils, 1960-1963
Box 1 Folder 42
Jitts, Harry and Audrey, 1972-1973
Box 1 Folder 43
K - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 44
Krizek, Donald (re: UV-B radiation), 1977
Box 1 Folder 45
L - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 46-47
Laboratory equipment and purchasing correspondence, 1953-1955
Box 1 Folder 48
LeNoble, Jacqueline, 1974
Box 1 Folder 49
M - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 50
Marine Technology Society, 1971-1972
Box 1 Folder 51
Matsuike, Kanau, 1973-1980
Box 1 Folder 52
Matsumura, Satsuki, 1969, 1972, 1975
Box 1 Folder 53
Mexico - Colleagues, 1968-1970

Includes correspondence with Alberto Ramirez, Agustin Ayala-Castanares, and Amin Zarur.

Box 1 Folder 54
Morel, Andre, 1970-1976
Box 1 Folder 55
N - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 56
Nicodemus, Fred (Michelson Laboratory), 1971
Box 1 Folder 57
Nierenberg, William, 1972-1974
Box 1 Folder 58
O - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 59-61
Office of Naval Research (ONR), 1960-1961, 1968-1972

Discusses expeditions, WG 15, and proposal logistics.

Box 1 Folder 62
P - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 63
Pacific Science Association. Standing Committee on Marine Sciences, with report, 1960-1961
Box 1 Folder 64
Paffenhöfer, Gustav, 1972
Box 1 Folder 65
Pezzetta, John, 1973
Box 1 Folder 66
Preisendorfer, Rudolph (Rudy), 1971-1976
Box 1 Folder 67
Publication correspondence, 1969
Box 1 Folder 68
R - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 69
Rand Corporation, 1952
Box 1 Folder 70
Rosenberg, G. V., 1966-1967
Box 1 Folder 71
S - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 72
Saez, Alberto, 1971, 1977
Box 1 Folder 73
Saijo, Yatsuka, 1972-1975
Box 1 Folder 74
Sasaki, Tadayoshi (Tokyo University of Fisheries), 1960, 1973-1977
Box 1 Folder 75
Smith, Kendric (Stanford), 1972
Box 1 Folder 76
Smith, Raymond C. - Memo re: proposal for Revelle College remote sensing of Earth resources course, 1977
Box 1 Folder 77
Society of the Sigma Xi, 1973
Box 1 Folder 78
Steyaert, Marc, 1973
Box 1 Folder 79
T - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 80
Thorndike, Edward (Columbia University Geological Observatory), 1970
Box 1 Folder 81
Topliss, Brenda, 1973-1974
Box 1 Folder 82
U.S. - Japan Cooperative Science Program, 1972

Contains correspondence with Elbert O'Connell, Tadayoshi Sasaki, and Ikeda Yutaka.

Box 1 Folder 83
W - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 84
Wheeler, Edward (Beckman Instruments Inc.), 1965
Box 1 Folder 85
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1971-1972
Box 1 Folder 86
Wooster, Warren, 1969-1972

WRITINGS AND RESEARCH

Manuscripts and Publications

Box 2 Folder 1
The original munsell color system. Course IX A, General Science, MIT Bachelor of science thesis, 1939
Box 2 Folder 2
Tyler R. S. Morse, and F. B. Jewett Jr. On the performance of optical instruments with coated lens systems. Presented at The Optical Society, 1941 October 25
Box 2 Folder 3
Technique for obtaining exceptionally durable low reflecting films of MgF2 on glass, 1946
Box 2 Folder 4
The dilemma of industrial color control, 1949-1951
Box 2 Folder 5
Tyler and Seibert Duntley. The apparent color of submerged objects. Presented before the Optical Society of America, 1955
Box 2 Folder 6
Tyler and Richardson. Nephelometer for the measurement of volume scattering function, 1956-1957

Contains correspondence and figures. Published in the Journal of the Optical Society of America, but also used as a report for Navy contract Nobs-72092.

Box 2 Folder 7
Experimental and computed path radiance in the submarine light field, 1957
Box 2 Folder 8
Radiance distribution as a function of depth in the submarine environment, 1957-1959

Compiled from research funded by BuShips contract number bs-72092.

Box 2 Folder 9
Tyler, Richardson, and Holmes. The optical properties of Lake Pend Oreille, 1958

Compiled from research funded by Bureau of Ships contract bs-72092.

Box 2 Folder 10
Tyler and John Isaacs. Note on observation of the surface relief of a planet, 1958
Box 2 Folder 11
Underwater search procedure - Reply to Bureau of Ships, 1958
Box 2 Folder 12
Observed and computed path radiance in the underwater light field, 1959
Box 2 Folder 13
On the measurement of the scattering function of the sea, 1959
Box 2 Folder 14
Tyler and Seibert Duntley. The prediction of image contrast along submerged paths of sight - Correspondence, graphs, and fragment drafts, 1959-1960
Box 2 Folder 15
Method for obtaining the optical properties of large bodies of water, 1959-1963
Box 2 Folder 16-19
Tyler and Rudolph Preisendorfer. The sea: Ideas and observations, chapter on hydrologic optics - Manuscript, data, figures, and correspondence, 1959-1967
Box 2 Folder 20
The color and contrast of submerged optics, 1960
Box 2 Folder 21
The scattering properties of distilled and natural waters, 1961
Box 2 Folder 22
On the measurement of the scattering properties of hydrosols, 1961

Research for this paper was supported by an NSF grant.

Box 2 Folder 23
In situ detection and estimation of chlorophyll and other pigments in the ocean, 1961-1964

Research for this paper was supported by an NSF grant.

Box 2 Folder 24-25
Estimation of percent polarization in deep ocean water, 1962

Research for this paper was supported by an NSF grant.

Box 2 Folder 26
Tyler and Roger Howerton. An instrument for measuring the forward scattering coefficient of sea water, 1962

Research for this paper was supported by an NSF grant.

Box 2 Folder 27
Design theory for a submersible scattering meter - Figures and notes, 1962-1963
Box 2 Folder 28
Smith, Raymond and Tyler. Spectral irradiance data obtained during WG 15 sea trials in the Gulf of California May 5 to May 16, 1968
Box 2 Folder 29
Tyler and Raymond Smith. Measurements of spectral irradiance underwater, 1970

See also Gordon and Breach correspondence.

Box 2 Folder 30
The measurement of spectral irradiance in natural water, ca. 1972-1973
Box 2 Folder 31
Heuristic arguments for the pattern of polarization in deep ocean water, 1973-1974
Box 2 Folder 32
Ocean analysis by means of Beer's Law, 1976
Box 2 Folder 33
On the effect of the sun altitude on the horizontal distribution of natural light underwater, undated
Box 2 Folder 34-35
Instruments for the measurement of the hydro-optical properties of the ocean, undated
Box 2 Folder 36
Experimental procedures for the measurement of the basic constructs, undated

Used in the preparation of the text, "Instruments for the measurement of the hydro-optical properties of the ocean" (previous folder).

Box 2 Folder 37
The ocean as a monochromator, undated
Box 2 Folder 38
Classification of ocean waters, undated

Research Notes

Box 3 Folder 1-3
Color of underwater objects and targets, 1954
Box 3 Folder 4
Wratten filter curves, 1955
Box 3 Folder 5
Krieger dyes curves, 1955
Box 3 Folder 6
Miscellaneous filter curves, 1955
Box 3 Folder 7
Photometer and wavelength calibrations for spectrophotometer, 1955-1956
Box 3 Folder 8
Exposure tests on white translucent plastic, 1955-1959
Box 3 Folder 9
Corning photopic filter curve, 1956
Box 3 Folder 10
Research notebook on hydro-optics #1, 1956-1961
Box 3 Folder 11
Y-meter data, 1956
Box 3 Folder 12
Reed meter and EW meter computations, 1956
Box 3 Folder 13
Nephelometer volume computations, 1956
Box 3 Folder 14
Underwater photometer computations, 1956
Box 3 Folder 15
Trial computations, 1956
Box 3 Folder 16-17
Beta data, 1956
Box 3 Folder 18
Various data - Includes computations for X-mas tree, EW meter, and depth, 1956

Pend Orielle experiment, 1956-1957

Box 3 Folder 19
Correspondence and planning
Box 3 Folder 20
Nr computations from Pend Orielle data - Upper tube and lower tube
Box 3 Folder 21
Irradiance profiles in different sunlight
Box 3 Folder 22
Delta data
Box 3 Folder 23
Contour tracings for model Navel Engineering Laboratory Pend Orielle Calibration Station (NELPOCS)
Box 3 Folder 24
NELPOCS general observations
Box 3 Folder 25
Pend Orielle composition books
Box 3 Folder 26
Various Pend Orielle Calibration Station (POCS) data
Box 3 Folder 27
Irradiance and oriented properties data from the photometer
Box 3 Folder 28
Vertical run underwater photometer data
Box 3 Folder 29
Absolute calibrations from underwater photometer
Box 3 Folder 30
POCS final summary of computations
Box 3 Folder 31
POCS final path radiance calculations of N
Box 3 Folder 32
POCS final underwater photometer calculations of R
Box 3 Folder 33-34
Underwater photometer upper and lower Pend Orielle data
Box 3 Folder 35
Sun noise underwater Pend Orielle data
Box 3 Folder 36
Position of the sun graphs in Bayview Idaho, 1957
Box 3 Folder 37
Laser measurement of total scattering coefficient - Notes, 1957-1958
Box 3 Folder 38
Comparison of light distribution above and below water, 1958
Box 3 Folder 39
Notes from conversation - Preisendorfer's theory, 1958
Box 3 Folder 40
Contribution to McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology - Water color and transmittance observations, 1958
Box 3 Folder 41
Measurements of water clarity at San Clemente - Report and notes, 1959
Box 3 Folder 42
Terminology and fundamental concepts of optics of the sea, ca. 1960-1965
Box 3 Folder 43
Colored target report notes, 1960
Box 3 Folder 44
Hydro-optics and optical oceanography research plans and notes, 1961-1965
Box 3 Folder 45
Photometer sensitivity curve, 1964
Box 3 Folder 46
Lerner Marine Laboratory. Planned research project on R/V James A. Oliver, 1968-1969
Box 3 Folder 47
Fresnel II Expedition - Correspondence and planning, 1971
Box 3 Folder 48
David Starr Jordan cruise - "High Altitude Ocean Color Experiment", 1971
Box 3 Folder 49
GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment (GATE) - Notes and preliminary report, 1971-1972
Box 3 Folder 50
Unidentified photographs - Man underwater with instrument and clipboard; underwater instrument, undated
Box 3 Folder 51
Underwater photometer design, undated
Box 3 Folder 52
Miscellaneous underwater color notes, undated
Box 3 Folder 53
Visuals/graphs on contrast, undated

Subject Files

Box 4 Folder 1
Colorimetry, 1947
Box 4 Folder 2
Detectors for radiation, 1955
Box 4 Folder 3
Dow Chemical Company, 1965
Box 4 Folder 4
Fresnel reflections, 1961
Box 4 Folder 5
Gas free metals, 1947
Box 4 Folder 6
Heat of wetting, 1947
Box 4 Folder 7
Inference films and filters, 1954-1960
Box 4 Folder 8
KW (Water Ionization Constant), 1977
Box 4 Folder 9
Optical Oceanography, 1977
Box 4 Folder 10
Plant propagation, 1953
Box 4 Folder 11
Photometry, radiation, and luminance, ca. 1956-1958
Box 4 Folder 12
Polaroid filters, 1949
Box 4 Folder 13
Razek-Mulder color analyzer, undated
Box 4 Folder 14
Scalar Irradiance, 1960
Box 4 Folder 15
Secchi disc, undated
Box 4 Folder 16
Spectral distribution of sunlight and skylight (references), 1957-1966
Box 4 Folder 17
Spectral sensitivity of phototubes, 1954-1955
Box 4 Folder 18
Spectrophotometers and colorimeters, 1948, 1954-1955
Box 4 Folder 19
Volume scattering function of σ (sigma), undated
Box 4 Folder 20
Warren Electronics Incorporated. Photomultiplier conversion equipment instruction manual, 1953
Box 4 Folder 21
Weston photronic cell, 1944
Box 4 Folder 22
White sphere paint, 1954-1955
Box 4 Folder 23
Zeeman Effect, 1935

PROJECTS, PROPOSALS AND CONTRACTS

Box 4 Folder 24
Visibility Laboratory report inventory by SIO reference number and contract, 1959-1973

Includes separate report inventories for NObs-72039 and NObs-72092.

Box 4 Folder 25
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Development and testing of a spectroradiometer for measuring the upwelling spectral irradiance of the ocean, 1968-1970

NAS-12-2119, UCSD-2388.

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Box 4 Folder 26-27
Grant and contract correspondence, 1959-1976
Box 4 Folder 28
Proposal notes for spectroradiometric light measurements, ca. 1964-1967
Box 4 Folder 29-31
Hydrologic optics: Spacelight spectroscopy, 1966-1971
Box 4 Folder 32
Underwater radiance distribution measurements, 1966
Box 4 Folder 33
Primary productivity and radiant energy, 1969-1971
Box 4 Folder 34-35
Optical oceanography, 1969-1973
Box 4 Folder 36
Application of radiant energy measurements to studying the separate components of ocean water, 1975-1977
Box 4 Folder 37
TRW Systems Group - Consulting and spectrometer loan, 1966-1972
Box 4 Folder 38-39
U.S. Navy, Bureau of Ships - Underwater photometer (NObsr-43356), 1951-1956
Box 4 Folder 40
U.S. Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR) - Contract correspondence, 1966-1974

Includes support for SCOR WG 15 Discoverer Expedition.

Box 4 Folder 41
U.S. Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR) General Oceanography Contract Program - Optical oceanography contract correspondence, 1966-1971

SCOR WORKING GROUP 15

Box 5 Folder 1
Objectives and scope statement for WG 15 (Terms of Reference memo), 1964 June 26
Box 5 Folder 2
SCOR background information and member list, ca. 1967-1970
Box 5 Folder 3
Reports of the 1st and 2nd meetings of the joint group of experts on photosynthetic radiant energy, 1964-1966
Box 5 Folder 4
Report and notes of WG 15 meeting in Miami, FL, 1969
Box 5 Folder 5
Recommendations and discussion, Copenhagen meeting, 1972
Box 5 Folder 6
SCOR "Terms of reference" binder, 1973
Box 5 Folder 7-17
Correspondence, chronological, 1963-1978

SCOR WG 15 correspondence, A-Z

Box 5 Folder 18
Alberts, James (ed. SCOR reports), 1970-1972
Box 5 Folder 19
Baird, Ian, 1970-1976
Box 5 Folder 20
Currie, Ronald, 1973
Box 5 Folder 21
Højerslev, Nils, 1970-1973
Box 5 Folder 22
Humphrey, G. F. (President of SCOR), 1963-1964
Box 5 Folder 23
Jitts, Harry, 1971-1974
Box 5 Folder 24
Keith, Hubert (Captain, Discoverer), 1970
Box 5 Folder 25
Maxwell, Arthur, 1970
Box 5 Folder 26
Morel, Andre, 1970-1979
Box 5 Folder 27
Nygard, Kjell, 1970-1973
Box 5 Folder 28
Ochakovsky, Yulen, 1971-1976
Box 5 Folder 29
Saijo, Yatsuka, 1970-1973
Box 5 Folder 30
Stewart, Harris B., 1970-1977
Box 5 Folder 31
Throndsen, Jahn, 1970-1973
Box 5 Folder 32
Van't Hof, Tom, 1973-1974
Box 5 Folder 33
Wooster, Warren, 1962, 1967-1977

Sea trials

Box 6 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1967-1968
Box 6 Folder 2
Tyler's log book and notes, 1968
Box 6 Folder 3
Technical report of sea trials conducted by SCOR/IAPSO/UNESCO working group 15 on photosynthetic radiant energy in the Gulf of California, 1968 May
Box 6 Folder 4-5
Technical report (advance and corrected copies), 1968-1969

Discoverer Expedition

Box 6 Folder 6
SCOR and IAMAP joint project, 1970
Box 6 Folder 7
Background information and list of participants, 1967-1970
Box 6 Folder 8
Notebook - Daily journaling and station/expedition notes, 1970
Box 6 Folder 9
Harris Stewart's log book of the SCOR/IAMAP Discoverer , 1970 May
Box 6 Folder 10
Final reports, 1970
Box 6 Folder 11
Report correspondence, 1970-1973
Box 6 Folder 12
Ship log (copy) and map, undated
Box 6 Folder 13
Notes and report drafts on intercalibration/intercomparison, 1972-1973

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Box 6 Folder 14
L'Union Géodésique et Géophysique Internationale (UGGI) sub-committee on terms and symbols in optical oceanography, 1959
Box 6 Folder 15
Second International Oceanographic Congress - Meeting correspondence, 1966
Box 6 Folder 16
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) and International Association of Physical Oceanography (IAPO) - General assembly schedule, 1966
Box 6 Folder 17
International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Ocean (IAPSO). 15th General Assembly, Tokyo, Japan, 1970
Box 6 Folder 18
Office of Naval Research (ONR) symposium - "Suspended Solids in Water", 1972-1973
Box 6 Folder 19
Joint Oceanographic Assembly (JOA). Edinburgh, Scotland, 1975-1976
Box 6 Folder 20
International Ocean Development Conferences (2nd and 5th). Tokyo, Japan, 1972-1978

LECTURES AND TEACHING

Box 6 Folder 21-23
Visibility Laboratory - Outlines and notes on Atmospheric optics, Hydrological optics, and Photometry, 1953
Box 6 Folder 24
Visibility Laboratory - Exams and notes, 1954-1966
Box 6 Folder 25
SIO Oceanography 110 - Radiant energy preliminary draft, ca. 1955-1965
Box 6 Folder 26
UCLA short course lecture - Physical Oceanography for Engineers, 1970