Measuring Ocean Waves: Proceedings of a Symposium and Workshop on Wave-Measurement Technology, April 22-24, 1981, Washington, DC.

Abstract

Contents: Operational Needs for Wave Data; Research Needs for Wave Data; Survey of Remote Sensing Techniques for Wave Measurement; Remote Sensing of Ocean Waves by Surface Contour Radar; The Use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to Measure Ocean Gravity Waves; Status of HF Radars for Wave-Height Directional Spectral Measurements; Aircraft and Satellite Measurement of Ocean Wave Directional Spectra Using Scanning-Beam Microwave Radars; Review of Wave Measurement Using In Situ Systems; Wave Measurements Using Surface-Mounted Instruments; Pitch-Roll Buoy Wave Directional Spectra Analysis; Subsurface Wave-Measuring Systems; Wave-Measurement Technology in the 1980s; Workshop Sessions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123791

Entities

Organizations

  • National Research Council

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computational Science
  • Detection
  • Diffraction
  • Doppler Effect
  • Engineers
  • Geography
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radar
  • Seabed
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Terrain
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space