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Apr 26, 2012
Detection of Breaking Waves Using X-Band Pulse Radar in the River Mouth Region
Authors: H. C. Chan [email protected], J. M. Leu, M. C. Lee, Y. C. Lin, Ph.D., and F. C. OuAuthor Affiliations
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010: Challenges of Change
Abstract
The detection and characterization of breaking waves using X-band pulsed Doppler microwave radar are studied experimentally. Field experiments were conducted at the Shuang-Si estuary in the north of Taiwan in the winter of 2005. Results show that the maxima radar cross section and Doppler frequency shift can be used to characterize wave breaking zones. Base on observations of breaking waves, the wave breaking zones are shown to be located at water depths of 1.8 to 2.2 m in the experimental site. In general, the results indicate that a radar system has the potential to delineate the spatial variation of breaking waves clearly and that this is sufficient to achieve a measurement operation for near-shore air-sea interaction events.
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World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010: Challenges of Change
Pages: 344 - 352
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© 2010 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan (ROC).E-mail: [email protected]
J. M. Leu
Associate Professor, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan (ROC)
M. C. Lee
Assistant Professor, Department of Hospitality and food management, Daiwan University, Tainan County 72153, Taiwan (ROC)
Y. C. Lin, Ph.D.
Student, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan (ROC)
F. C. Ou
Master Student, Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan (ROC)
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