Remocean System for the Detection of the Reflected Waves from the Costa Concordia Ship Wreck

Author

Ludeno, Giovanni ; Brandini, Carlo ; Lugni, Claudio ; Arturi, Daniele ; Natale, Antonio ; Soldovieri, Francesco ; Gozzini, Bernardo ; Serafino, Francesco

Author_Institution

Inst. for Electromagn. Sensing of the Environ., Naples, Italy

Volume

7

Issue

7

fYear

2014

fDate

Jul-14

Firstpage

3011

Lastpage

3018

Abstract

This paper presents the validation of the Remocean X-band wave radar as a tool for sea state monitoring in coastal zones, by processing the data collected and processed by the radar platform installed at the port of Giglio Island. In particular, the effectiveness of the sea wave height reconstruction has been tested during the storm on November 27, 2012, by focusing on the analysis of the spectral slope and the statistical properties of the ocean waves. A further proof of the effectiveness of the system has been shown by comparing both the estimated sea state parameters and 2-D directional spectrum with the benchmark forecasting models WaveWatchIII (WW3) and Simulating Wave Nearshore (SWAN).

Keywords

ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; statistical analysis; storms; 2-D directional spectrum; AD 2012 11 27; Costa Concordia ship wreck; Giglio Island port; SWAN; WW3; WaveWatchIII; benchmark forecasting model; coastal zone; data processing; estimated sea state parameter; ocean wave statistical property; radar platform; reflected wave detection; remocean X-band wave radar validation; remocean system; sea state monitoring tool; sea wave height reconstruction effectiveness; simulating wave nearshore; spectral slope analysis; storm; system effectiveness proof; Estimation; Marine vehicles; Radar imaging; Sea measurements; Sea state; Sea surface; Marine X-band radar; sea state monitoring;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1939-1404

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2321048

Filename

6840991