Nonintrusive measurement of ocean waves: Lidar wave gauge

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1559-1572

  Irish, Jennifer L ^a,d   Wozencraft, Jennifer M ^b   Cunningham, A Grant ^c   Giroud, Claudine ^c  

^a US Army Corps of Engineers New York District   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c Optech Incorporated   (Canada)

^d Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTICAL RADAR; SURFACE WATERS;

LIDAR WAVE GAUGE (LWG); NONINTRUSIVE MEASUREMENT; WAVE-GAUGING INFRASTRUCTURE;

WATER WAVES;

HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTICAL RADAR; SURFACE WATERS; WATER WAVES;

ELEVATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIDAR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OCEAN WAVE; TIDE GAUGE; WAVE HEIGHT;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845678067     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1936.1     Document Type: Article

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