The application of computational geometry to the analysis of directional wave spectra as measured by H.F. radar

Author

Isaac, F.E. ; Wyatt, L.R.

Author_Institution

Sect. of Appl. Math., Sheffield Univ., UK

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

13-16 Sep 1994

Abstract

Directional ocean wave spectra are important because they provide a quantitative analysis of the ocean surface. The use of HF radar as a remote sensing tool for the measurement of directional wave spectra has been shown to be feasible in recent years. HF radar is a particularly effective tool as it not only has excellent range (typically 150 km-200 km offshore), but also has excellent spatial, temporal and frequency resolution permits the analysis of directional wave spectra to a fine degree. This paper describes progress that has been made in implementing algorithms to analyse the spectra in a machine automatic manner

Keywords

computational geometry; geophysical signal processing; image segmentation; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar imaging; radar signal processing; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; 3 to 30 MHz; Delaunay triangulation; HF radar; Voronoi diagram; algorithm; computational geometry; directional wave spectra; graph theoretic framework; image segmentation; measurement technique; ocean surface; ocean wave direction; radar remote sensing; signal processing; Computational geometry; Frequency; Hafnium; Ocean waves; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings

Conference_Location

Brest

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2056-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364009

Filename

364009