DocumentCode
161833
Title
Wave measurements from the Australian Coastal Ocean Radar Network
Author
Wyatt, Lucy R.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Earth & Environ. Sci., James Cook Univ., Townsville, QLD, Australia
fYear
2014
fDate
7-10 April 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
This paper presents a first look at directional wave spectra measurements, and derived parameters, obtained using the Australian Coastal Ocean Radar Network WERA HF radar systems and the Seaview Sensing software package. Selected examples show that such measurements can be made and include bimodal and swell-dominated cases. Some issues limiting their availability and accuracy are discussed.
Keywords
ocean waves; remote sensing by radar; Australian coastal ocean radar network; Seaview Sensing software package; WERA HF radar systems; bimodal case; directional wave spectra measurements; swell-dominated case; wave measurements; Atmospheric measurements; Australia; Current measurement; Doppler radar; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; ACORN; HF radar; IMOS; WERA; surface current measurement; surface wave measurement; wind direction measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 2014 - TAIPEI
Conference_Location
Taipei
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-3645-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS-TAIPEI.2014.6964286
Filename
6964286
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