Ocean surface current measurement using pencil-beam rotating scatterometer

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingliu Bao ◽  
Xiaolong Dong ◽  
Di Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Current ◽  
Ocean Surface ◽  
Current Measurement ◽  
Pencil Beam ◽  
Ocean Surface Current

scholarly journals Ocean Surface Current Observation with a Dual Monopole-Cross-Loop Antenna Array

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeping Lai ◽  
Hao Zhou ◽  
Yuming Zeng ◽  
Biyang Wen
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Surface Current ◽  
Ocean Surface ◽  
Antenna System ◽  
Current Measurement ◽  
Current Profile ◽  
Current Observation ◽  
Ocean Surface Currents ◽  
Ocean Surface Current

The high-frequency radars (HFRs) receiving the sea echoes backscattered from the fluctuating ocean surface to remotely sense ocean surface currents are a popular and powerful tool in oceanic observation. Dominant error source in current measurement for HFR systems has been recognized to be the direction of arrival (DOA) determination of the sea echoes. To eliminate this error and therefore improve the performance of direction-finding HFR system in current measurement, we have investigated a dual monopole-cross-loop (MCL) antenna array in current observation. Simulations indicated that the dual MCL antenna array has a better performance than the conventional single MCL antenna system in current mapping, especially for the complex current profile. And comparisons of radar field data and buoy measurements suggested that the RMSE value was larger than 15 cm/s for the conventional MCL antenna. But it decreased to 12.64 cm/s for the dual MCL antenna array. Moreover, the temporal coverage rate also showed the benefit of using this antenna system in current mapping. The results demonstrated that it is advisable to adopt the dual MCL antenna array in operational applications.

Ocean surface current measurement with high-frequency hybrid sky–surface wave radar

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 617-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonggang Ji ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Xiaoliang Chu ◽  
Yiming Wang ◽  
Longquan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Wave ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Surface Current ◽  
Ocean Surface ◽  
Current Measurement ◽  
Wave Radar ◽  
Ocean Surface Current

Ocean Surface Current Measurement Using Shipborne HF Radar: Model and Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 970-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanghong Chang ◽  
Ming Li ◽  
Junhao Xie ◽  
Ling Zhang ◽  
Changjun Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Current ◽  
Ocean Surface ◽  
Current Measurement ◽  
Hf Radar ◽  
Ocean Surface Current
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