Comparison of wave spectra from nautical radar images and scalar buoy data

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 123-131

  Izquierdo, P ^a   Nieto Borge, J C ^b   Guedes Soares, C ^a   Sanz Gonzalez R ^b   Rodriguez G R ^c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Puertos del Estado   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Radar; Wave measurement; Wave spectra

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE SENSORS; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR STATIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

NAUTICAL RADAR; SCALAR BUOY DATA; SCALAR SPECTRUM; SEA STATES;

WATER WAVES;

BUOY SYSTEM; SONAR; WAVE;

EID: 18744398406     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2005)131:3(123)     Document Type: Article

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