Airborne microwave Doppler measurements of ocean wave directional spectra
作者:
W. J. PLANT,
W. C. KELLER,
A. B. REEVES,
E. A. ULIANA,
J. W. JOHNSON,
期刊:
International Journal of Remote Sensing
(Taylor Available online 1987)
卷期:
Volume 8,
issue 3
页码: 315-330
ISSN:0143-1161
年代: 1987
DOI:10.1080/01431168708948644
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
A technique is presented for measuring ocean wave directional spectra from aircraft using microwave Dopper radar. The technique involves backscattering coherent microwave radiation from a patch of sea surface which is small compared to dominant ocean wavelengths in the antenna look direction, and large compared to these lengths in the perpendicular (azimuthal) direction. The mean Doppler shift of the return signal measured over short time intervals is proportional to the mean sea surface velocity of the illuminated patch. Variable sea surface velocities induced by wave motion therefore produce time-varying Doppler shifts in the received signal. The large azimuthal dimension of the patch implies that these variations must be produced by surface waves travelling near the horizontal antenna look direction thus allowing determination of the direction of wave travel. Linear wave theory is used to convert the measured velocities into ocean wave spectral densities. Spectra measured simultaneously with this technique and two laser profilometers, and nearly simultaneously with a surface buoy, are presented. Applications and limitations of this airborne Doppler technique are discussed.
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