Title :
A transmission line wave height transducer
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A simple but accurate wave transducer has been developed for measuring waves on inland and coastal waters, consisting of a tunnel diode oscillator, using an open transmission line to sense the water-level. The output signal is a pulse train with a period linearly proportional to the length of transmission line above the water surface.
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; sea level; seawater; transducers; tunnel diode oscillators; coastal waters; inland waters; open transmission line; pulse train signal; transmission line wave height transducer; tunnel diode oscillator; water level; wave transducer; Delay effects; Diodes; Distributed parameter circuits; Graphics; Pulse measurements; Steady-state; Time measurement; Transmission line measurements; Transmission lines; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in the Ocean Environment, Ocean '74 - IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Halifax
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1974.1161367
