On the performance of a shipborne current mapping HF radar

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 183-191

  Gurgel, Klaus Werner ^a   Essen, Heinz Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC SHIP EQUIPMENT; RADAR SYSTEMS;

SHIPBORNE CURRENT MAPPING RADAR SYSTEMS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

EID: 0033882758     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/48.820749     Document Type: Article

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