A Remote Sensing System for Measuring Runup

Abstract

This note discusses a technique to remotely measure wave runup using video image processing. The technique permits inexpensive measurements of runup and requires as little as a camcorder and a tripod. A description of the image processing technique, its application, and a field evaluation are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA591260

Entities

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Birds
  • Cameras
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Errors
  • Geometry
  • Image Processing
  • Images
  • Measurement
  • Photography
  • Remote Sensing
  • Research Facilities
  • Video
  • Video Images

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computer Vision.