Validation of routine waveheight measurements on HF ocean radars

Author

Heron, Malcolm L. ; Graber, Hans C. ; Heron, Scott F.

Author_Institution

James Cook Univ. of North Queensland, Townsville, Qld., Australia

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

28 Sep-1 Oct 1998

Firstpage

454

Abstract

A recent evaluation of algorithms for determining RMS wave heights from the spectral structure of HF ocean surface radars has shown that a fast and accurate analysis is available. This algorithm is used to discover how spatial and temporal measurements of significant wave heights compare with in situ measurements. Temporal autocorrelations have the same time scales as synoptic meteorology and spatial correlations are consistent with bathymetric scales. It is shown that HF radar Doppler spectra can be used effectively for mapping significant wave heights in coastal seas, where bottom topography induces changes in wave heights, within the scale of the mapping capability of about 20 km

Keywords

Doppler radar; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; Doppler radar; HF ocean radar; HF radar; algorithm; bottom topography; coast; coastal sea; measurement technique; ocean wave; radar remote sensing; shallow water; validation; water depth; wave height; waveheight; Algorithm design and analysis; Autocorrelation; Hafnium; Meteorological radar; Oceans; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '98 Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5045-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1998.725788

Filename

725788