Title :
HF ground wave radar technique for large area mapping of surface current and directional wave spectrum
Author :
Shearman, E.D.R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Birmingham Univ., UK
Abstract :
The author describes the radar techniques which are in use to fulfil respectively the sea surface current mapping and sea wave measurement requirements. He also reviews the different classes of HF radar used for current mapping and wave analysis and their features
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar systems; remote sensing by radar; spectral analysis; HF ground wave radar technique; directional wave spectrum; ocean; remote sensing; sea surface current mapping; sea wave measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Monitoring the Sea, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
