Evaluation of high frequency radar wave measurement

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 259-282

  Wyatt, L R ^a   Thompson, S P ^a   Burton, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Directional spectrum; HF radar; OSCR; Wave measurement; WERA

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; WATER WAVES;

ANTENNA SIDELOBES; HIGH FREQUENCY RADAR SYSTEMS;

MARINE RADAR;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADAR; SEA STATE; SURFACE WAVE; WAVE FIELD; WAVE SPECTRUM;

EID: 0033431699     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3839(99)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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