Title :
UHF surface currents radar hardware system design
Author :
Ma, Zhigang ; Wen, Biyang ; Zhou, Hao ; Wang, Caijun ; Yan, Weidong
Author_Institution :
Electron. Inf. Dept., Wuhan Univ., China
Abstract :
Design methods for the UHF surface currents radar system are presented. The UHF radar system is developed on the basis of the successful OSMAR system. It is modified to operate at UHF (310MHz) and wide FM sweep width (5-10MHz) to match the expected water wavelengths and channel dimension. Transmit power is under 5W, and the maximum range over fresh water will be more than 1Km. All hardware modules had been finished; simulation and field test proved this system can be used successfully.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; FM radar; oceanographic equipment; remote sensing by radar; 310 MHz; Bragg resonant; Doppler shift; OSMAR system; UHF radar system; UHF surface currents radar; channel dimension; hardware system design; ocean; water wavelengths; Current measurement; Doppler radar; Doppler shift; Frequency; Hardware; Radar measurements; Sampling methods; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Thyristors; Bragg-resonant; Doppler shift; UHF radar; surface currents;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2005.859966
