Title :
Observing littoral waves by Doppler radar
Author :
Flampouris, Stylianos ; Seemann, Joerg ; Ziemer, Friedwart
Author_Institution :
GKSS, Geesthacht, Germany
Abstract :
The offshore observation of the wavefield with coherent radar systems consist a common practice for the study of the electromagnetic waves probing the sea surface waves and for the extraction of information of the sea waves. In this investigation, a Dopplerized, horizontally polarized, nautical radar is utilized for the monitoring of the wavefield evolution in the littoral zone. The radar datasets are globally unique and cover different geophysical conditions; therefore the impact of the bathymetry on the Doppler spectra is discussed, the horizontal velocity towards the shore is calculated and the properties of the radar deduced quantities are compared with in situ measurements.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; bathymetry; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; Doppler radar; Doppler spectra; Dopplerised horizontally polarised radar; bathymetry effects; coherent radar systems; electromagnetic waves; littoral waves; sea surface waves; wavefield evolution monitoring; wavefield offshore observation; Data mining; Doppler radar; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Geophysical measurements; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves; Velocity measurement; Coherent X-band Radar; Nearshore wavefield observation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,2009 IEEE International,IGARSS 2009
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3394-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3395-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5417875
