Exploration and Validation of Wave-Height Measurement Using Multifrequency HF Radar

For operations across a wide range of oceanographic conditions, a radar system able to operate at more than one frequency is theoretically and experimentally recommended for robust wave measurement in recent years. To obtain more sea-state information by HF radar, a multifrequency HF (MHF) radar sys...

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Published in:Journal of atmospheric and oceanic technology 2013-09, Vol.30 (9), p.2189-2202
Main Authors: Chen, Zhao, Zezong, Chen, Yanni, Jiang, Lingang, Fan, Gengfei, Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Atmospherics
Buoys
Data fusion
Electrical engineering
Estimates
Frequencies
High frequencies
Marine
Radar
Radio waves
Wave height
Wave propagation
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Summary:For operations across a wide range of oceanographic conditions, a radar system able to operate at more than one frequency is theoretically and experimentally recommended for robust wave measurement in recent years. To obtain more sea-state information by HF radar, a multifrequency HF (MHF) radar system, which can simultaneously operate at four frequencies at most in the band of 7.5–25 MHz, was developed by the Radio Wave Propagation Laboratory of Wuhan University in 2007. This paper mostly focuses on detailing the data process method of MHF radar wave-height estimation. According to different bands of operating frequencies, a least-mean-square (LMS) linear fitting method is adopted to calibrate wave-height estimation formulation, which is introduced by Barrick to extract significant wave height from backscatter Doppler spectra. Both the wave-height measurements of the initial and modified methods are compared with wave buoy measurements. Afterward, a data fusion algorithm of multifrequency estimates based on relevant factors quantification is discussed step by step. Three comparisons between radar-derived and buoy-measured estimates are presented to illustrate the performance of the MHF radar wave-height measurement. The statistics of the MHF radar wave-height measurements are listed and analyzed. The results show that the wave-height measurements of the MHF radar are in reasonable agreement with the measurements of the wave buoy.
ISSN:0739-0572
1520-0426
DOI:10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00178.1