Sea Surface Current-Wave-Wind Interactions Measured by Coastal Ground Wave HF Radars

The performance and operational feasibility of the high-frequency Wellen Radar Doppler radar have been demonstrated in a region dominated by strong tidal currents during the SURveillance LITtorale OPerationnelle experiment in Brittany (France). Local weather-oceanic phenomena (current-wave-wind inte...

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Published in:IEEE geoscience and remote sensing letters 2008-04, Vol.5 (2), p.227-230
Main Authors: Cochin, V., Mariette, V., Garello, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Current measurement
Doppler radar
Feasibility
Grounds
Hafnium
High-frequency (HF) ground wave Doppler radar
Marine
Radar
Radar measurements
Sea measurements
sea state
Sea surface
sea surface currents
Springs
Surface waves
Surveillance
Tidal cycles
Time measurement
Wind direction
wind-wave-current interactions
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Summary:The performance and operational feasibility of the high-frequency Wellen Radar Doppler radar have been demonstrated in a region dominated by strong tidal currents during the SURveillance LITtorale OPerationnelle experiment in Brittany (France). Local weather-oceanic phenomena (current-wave-wind interactions) were measured for the first time by temporal-spatial analyses of the sea surface current measurements, sea surface current spatial gradient, and significant wave heights under conditions of spring tides and current mainly in the wind direction. The results, showing a variation of wave height with the tidal cycle, are presented in this letter.
ISSN:1545-598X
1558-0571
DOI:10.1109/LGRS.2008.916830