Title :
Performance of Ocean Wave Spectrometer in Detecting Ocean Wave Spectra
Author :
Sun, Zhanfeng ; Sun, Jian ; Guan, Changlong ; Liu, Shouhua ; Suo, Xiahan
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Phys. & Environ. Oceanogr., Ocean Univ. of China, Qingdao, China
Abstract :
Performances of ocean wave spectrometer in different sea conditions are analyzed in this study by analyzing wave parameters calculated from spectra of STORM (Systeme de Teledetection pour l´Observation par Radar de la Mer). The air-borne ocean wave spectrometer-STORM, is a real-aperture radar aims to detect the directional spectrum of ocean waves using a conical-scanning beam at low incidence angles. The principle of measurement is based on the modulation of the backscattering cross-section by the slopes of sea surface due to long waves. Spectra obtained from STORM, SWAN model outputs and data from buoy measurement are compared, the compared results reveal that for swell dominant or swell with a significant wave height large than about 2 m, the spectra retrieved from STORM data describe the sea surface quite well.
Keywords :
backscatter; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; spectrometers; STORM model; SWAN model; airborne ocean wave spectrometer; backscattering cross-section modulation; buoy measurement method; conical-scanning beam; low incidence angles; ocean wave directional spectrum detection; real-aperture radar; sea conditions; sea surface slopes; spectra retrieval analysis; wave parameter analysis; Ocean waves; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Storms; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering (RSETE), 2012 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0872-4
DOI :
10.1109/RSETE.2012.6260652
