HF Radar Measurements of Ocean Surface Currents and Winds

Abstract

Our long term goal is to develop multifrequency, high frequency (HF) radar techniques and instrumentation for measuring surface currents, vertical shear, winds, friction velocity and waves in coastal regions and large lakes for scientific, civil and military applications. Our goal includes deployment of HF radar systems for air-sea interaction, coastal oceanography and ship detection research as well as the integration of HF radar measurements into coastal ocean models. A related goal is to investigate and develop ship detection and tracking techniques for multifrequency HF radar.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA628804

Entities

People

  • John F. Vesecky

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Cruz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coastal Regions
  • Deployment
  • Detection
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Friction
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Military Applications
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Radar
  • Remote Sensing
  • Space Sciences

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Radar Systems Engineering.