Measurement of ocean surface currents by CRL HF ocean surface radar of the FMCW type. Part 1. Radial current velocity

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-342

  Nadai, Akitsugu ^a   Kuroiwa, Hiroshi ^b   Mizutori, Masafumi ^c   Sakai, Shin'ichi ^c  

^a Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accuracy of radial current measurement; HF radar; Remote sensing; Surface current

Indexed keywords

CURRENT MEASUREMENT; CURRENT VELOCITY; RADAR IMAGERY; SURFACE CURRENTS;

EID: 0031418527     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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