• DocumentCode
    392912
  • Title

    Wavimeter

  • Author

    Martinez, Andrew B. ; Bourgeois, Brian S.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng., Tulane Univ., USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    29-31 Oct. 2002
  • Firstpage
    1767
  • Abstract
    A new method of extracting wave parameters from wave height measured from a moving platform is presented. A least square approach is presented to estimate wave parameters using vessel velocity and perceived wave frequency that eliminates Doppler due to vessel motion. Two techniques for estimating wave frequency are presented: a block data method using MUSIC and a real-time method using demodulation. Sea trial results demonstrate that this method is as effective as a WaveRider buoy for estimating wave parameters.
  • Keywords
    ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; Doppler effect; MUSIC; block data method; least square approach; moving platform; ocean wave parameters; real-time method; vessel motion; vessel velocity; wave demodulation; wave frequency; wave height; wave parameters estimation; wavimeter; Acoustic measurements; Data mining; Frequency estimation; Laboratories; Least squares approximation; Oceanographic techniques; Parameter estimation; Sea level; Sea measurements; Sea surface;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS '02 MTS/IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7534-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OCEANS.2002.1191901
  • Filename
    1191901