Concept design of a near-space radar for tsunami detection

Author

Galletti, Michele ; Krieger, Gerhard ; Börner, Thomas ; Marquart, Nicolas ; Schultz-Stellenfleth, Johannes

Author_Institution

DLR - German Aerosp. Agency, Oberpfaffenhofen

fYear

2007

fDate

23-28 July 2007

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

37

Abstract

Off-shore detection of tsunami waves is a critical component of an effective tsunami warning system (TWS). Even more critical is the off-shore detection of local tsunamis, namely tsunamis that strike coastal areas within minutes from the triggering quake. In this paper we propose a new concept for tsunami detection. NESTRAD (Near-Space Tsunami Radar) consists of a real aperture radar accommodated inside a stationary stratospheric airship providing continuous monitoring of tsunamigenic oceanic trenches.

Keywords

airborne radar; disasters; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; synthetic aperture radar; tsunami; NESTRAD; Near Space Tsunami Radar; aperture radar; effective TWS; local tsunami detection; near space radar concept design; off shore tsunami detection; stationary stratospheric airship; tsunami warning system; tsunamigenic oceanic trench monitoring; Alarm systems; Altimetry; Monitoring; Oceans; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radar detection; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar; Tsunami; Phased Array Antennas; Stratospheric Airship; Tsunami Warning System;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Barcelona

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1211-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1212-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422723

Filename

4422723