Kristie Andresen and Steve Litvin

The Use of CODAR High Frequency Radar to Attain Wave Height Measurements

 

Hypothesis and Objectives









Objectives

1.  Test the ability of the Rutgers CODAR system to estimate significant wave height at LEO-15

2.  Investigate the usage of spectral analysis as a tool to extract sea state from CODAR measurements.

3.  Determine the factors which must be considered when choosing a the frequency of the CODAR transmitted signal.

Hypotheses

1.  The CODAR system will be able to estimate significant wave height, as compared with buoy and node data, when wave height is equal to or below the theoretical sensitivity limit of the system.

2.  Differences in sea state will be detected by using spectral analysis in conjunction CODAR data from the LEO-15 site.
 
 


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