Observation of wave energy evolution in coastal areas using HF radar

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1891-1909

  Ramos, Rafael J ^a   Graber, Hans C ^a   Haus, Brian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRICK; COASTAL AREA; DOPPLER SPECTRA; EFFECTIVE DOMAINS; ENERGY FIELDS; FILTERING TECHNIQUE; HF RADAR SYSTEMS; HF RADARS; IN-SITU; MEASURING DEVICE; PHASED ARRAYS; RADAR REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING LOCATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STORM EVENTS; SURFACE CURRENT; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE PROPAGATION MODELS;

COASTAL ZONES; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVELET DECOMPOSITION;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

COASTAL ZONE; DOPPLER RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EID: 73149117767     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHO631.1     Document Type: Article

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