Title :
Radar observations of wave field in littoral zone
Author :
Flampouris, Stylianos ; Seemann, Joerg ; Ziemer, Friedwart
Author_Institution :
GKSS, Geesthacht, Germany
Abstract :
The dissipation of the wave energy in the littoral zone is significant for the coastal hydro- and sediment dynamics. In this presentation, a recently developed method is presented about the separate, simultaneous measurements of wave propagating field and of wave breakers´ velocity, based on ground based, Doppler, X-band Radar observations. The kinetic energy of the wave field is calculated for the last 2 km of the N. Sea towards the shore, with high spatial resolution (7.5 m) and the rate of the dissipated is estimated.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; hydrodynamics; Doppler radar; X-band radar observation; coastal hydrodynamics; ground based radar; littoral zone; sediment dynamics; wave energy dissipation; wave field; wave propagating field; Doppler effect; Doppler radar; Radar cross section; Radar imaging; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Coherent X-Band Radar; Low grazing angle; Wave energy dissipation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5653357
