Measurements of Near Surface Kinematics under Waves and Winds.

Abstract

This report presents the results of the measurement of the drift of buoys during the MARSEN experiment, September and October 1979 and the numerical simulation of sea surface kinematics influenced by waves. The buoy observations were made by tracking the position of the buoys using a radio direction finder. The buoy drogues were deployed at various depths below the surface to study the velocity profile. The numerical model was used to predict wave properties at a sub-wavelength scale equal to that obtained with synthetic aperture radar so that deterministic SAR images could be made. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA111884

Entities

People

  • Joseph N. Suhayda

Organizations

  • Louisiana State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Boundary Layer
  • Civil Engineering
  • Data Analysis
  • Difference Equations
  • Direction Finding
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radar
  • Simulations
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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