DocumentCode
1011514
Title
High-resolution mapping of oceanic wind fields with skywave radar
Author
Barnum, James R. ; Maresca, Joseph W., Jr. ; Serebreny, Sidney M.
Author_Institution
Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, CA, USA
Volume
25
Issue
1
fYear
1977
fDate
1/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
128
Lastpage
132
Abstract
The direction of the mean surface wind field in the North Pacific Ocean was mapped on September 25 and 26, 1973, over an area of 
(km)2by OTH-B HF radar. A spatial resolution of 60 km in range and 15 km in cross range was used at points spaced by 150 km in range and 80 km in cross range. Wind directions were inferred from the upwind/downwind first-order Bragg ratio and the measure of the maximum ratio occurring for radial winds at points near each observation.
(km)2by OTH-B HF radar. A spatial resolution of 60 km in range and 15 km in cross range was used at points spaced by 150 km in range and 80 km in cross range. Wind directions were inferred from the upwind/downwind first-order Bragg ratio and the measure of the maximum ratio occurring for radial winds at points near each observation.Keywords
HF radar; Meteorological radar; Sea surface electromagnetic scattering; Spectral analysis; Atmospheric measurements; Hafnium; Ionosphere; Oceans; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1977.1141542
Filename
1141542
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