RADAR DETERMINATION OF SOME OCEAN-WAVE ELEMENTS.

Abstract

The principles underlying the use of radar to record sea-wave elements are described briefly and two methods of observing waves with a ship's radar are described. The first method is characterized by the fact that radar signals of the waves are studied in a circular radar screen, are photographed and decoded. The second method consists in the examination of signals on a linear radar scanner. The effect of ship rocking on the reception of radar signals involving variation in the spatial orientation of the radar beams and increased pulse intensity from the waves, errors in determining range and bearing of the target, etc. are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 1968
Accession Number
AD0671800

Entities

People

  • V. V. Dremlyug

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Intensity
  • Ocean Waves
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Radar Beams
  • Radar Scanning
  • Radar Signals
  • Radiation
  • Scanners
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.