Wave Sensing Radar Performace Analysis for ESMF
Abstract
Real-time measurement of the phase-resolved wave field (instantaneous sea surface elevation) isuseful for ship guidance, remotely operated vehicle recovery, aircraft landing, and at-sea cargotransfer. However, commercially-available radar-based wave measurement systems only providebulk wave statistics, such as mean wave period and direction, and significant wave height. Theradars and wave retrieval algorithms developed in the ESMF program address this issue byproviding real-time estimates of sea surface elevation. Despite the success of these systems, westill do not understand the minimum requirements for a wave sensing radar, or why, at times, thewave retrieval algorithms fail to reconstruct the wave field precisely. We propose to analyze datacollected during the ESMF program to determine the radar characteristics required to provideuseful measurements for wave retrieval algorithms, and to study how wave retrieval algorithmscan be improved.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 08, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141612302
Entities
People
- Gordon Farquharson
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Washington