Directional ocean wave measurements in a coastal setting using a focused array imaging radar
- Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States). Microwave Remote Sensing Lab.
- Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Duck, NC (United States)
A unique focused array imaging Doppler radar was used to measure directional spectra of ocean surface waves in a nearshore experiment performed on the North Carolina Outer Banks. Radar images of the ocean surface`s Doppler velocity were used to generate two dimensional spectra of the radial component of the ocean surface velocity field. These are compared to simultaneous in-situ measurements made by a nearby array of submerged pressure sensors. Analysis of the resulting two-dimensional spectra include comparisons of dominant wave lengths, wave directions, and wave energy accounting for relative differences in water depth at the measurement locations. Limited estimates of the two-dimensional surface displacement spectrum are derived from the radar data. The radar measurements are analogous to those of interferometric synthetic aperture radars (INSAR), and the equivalent INSAR parameters are shown. The agreement between the remote and in-situ measurements suggests that an imaging Doppler radar is effective for these wave measurements at near grazing incidence angles.
- OSTI ID:
- 49319
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 33, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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