An instantaneous-frequency filtering technique for high-frequency radar oceanography

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 797-803

  Middleditch, Andrew ^a,b   Wyatt, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Seaview Sensing Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High frequency (HF) radar; Instantaneous frequency (IF); Ocean wave measurement; Surface current

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; MARINE RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING;

INSTANTANEOUS FREQUENCY; OCEAN WAVE MEASUREMENT; PERIODOGRAM METHOD;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 33947376465     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2006.886083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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