Title :
Comparison of SCR microwave measurement of directional wave spectra with ARSLOE in-situ sensor
Author :
Walsh, Evan ; Hancock, D. ; Hines, D. ; Kenney, Jack
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Island, VA, USA
Abstract :
A 36 GHz computer-controlled airborne radar is described which generates a false-color coded elevation map of the sea surface below the aircraft in real-time and can routinely produce ocean directional wave spectra with off-line data processing. Data products are shown and the procedures for correcting the encounter spectra for platform effects are indicated. The non-directional frequency spectrum and Fourier coefficients computed from the radar spectrum were in good agreement with those computed from the NOAA XERB buoy.
Keywords :
Airborne radar; Aircraft; Data processing; Microwave measurements; Microwave sensors; Oceans; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Thyristors;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 82
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1982.1151790
