Title :
REMOCEAN: A Flexible X-Band Radar System for Sea-State Monitoring and Surface Current Estimation
Author :
Serafino, Francesco ; Lugni, C. ; Ludeno, G. ; Arturi, D. ; Uttieri, M. ; Buonocore, B. ; Zambianchi, E. ; Budillon, G. ; Soldovieri, F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Electromagn. Sensing of the Environ., Nat. Res. Council, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
This letter deals with the use of the wave-radar REMOCEAN system for sea-state monitoring starting from images collected in the X-band at two different test sites. In particular, the measurement surveys were carried out at two coastal sites in the Gulf of Naples by means of the installation of the radar on a fixed and on a movable platform, respectively. The effectiveness of the system was also tested by means of a comparison between the REMOCEAN results and the high-frequency coastal radar observations, with emphasis to the sea surface current estimation.
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; remote sensing by radar; Gulf of Naples; coastal sites; flexible X-band radar system; high-frequency coastal radar observations; radar installation; sea surface current estimation; sea-state monitoring; surface current estimation; wave-radar REMOCEAN system; Estimation; Radar imaging; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; High-frequency coastal radar; image sequence analysis; marine X-band radar; sea surface current estimation; sea-state monitoring;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LGRS.2011.2182031
