Surface Current Measurements Using a Microwave Scatterometer

Abstract

It has been demonstrated that ocean surface currents can be measured over areas of a few square meters using a microwave scatterometer system. This system consists of two small antennas, one each for transmitting and receiving, and the associated electronics, housed in a compact, portable package that can be readily transported to any site. It is easily installed and virtually maintenance free. Output is in the form of an analog voltage which is proportional to the line-of-sight, mean surface current. A strip chart recorder can be used to provide a hard-copy printout.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA580033

Entities

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Hard Copy
  • Line Of Sight
  • Maintenance
  • Measurement
  • Microwaves
  • Oceans
  • Recording Systems
  • Research Facilities
  • Scatterometers
  • Transmitting

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems