Title :
Sea surface current mapping by Radar Doppler Current Profiler
Author :
Cysewski, Marius ; Seemann, Joerg ; Ziemer, Friedwart
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radar Hydrogr., GKSS Res. Center, Geesthacht, Germany
Abstract :
A Radar based method has been developed to measure surface currents directly. Applied techniques, results, capabilities and applications of this method will be discussed.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; oceanographic techniques; grazing incidence; hydrographic radar; radar Doppler current profiler; radar Doppler spectra; sea surface current mapping; Current measurement; Doppler effect; Doppler radar; Marine vehicles; Radar antennas; Wind speed; grazing incidence; hydrographic radar; radar Doppler spectra; surface curren mapping;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2010 IEEE - Sydney
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5221-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5222-4
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANSSYD.2010.5603894