15th Triennial International Conference
Measuring Sea Surface Gravity Waves Using Smartphones
Publication: Ports 2019: Port Planning and Development
ABSTRACT
Typical oceanographic instruments are expensive, specifically designed for a specific proposed, hard to deploy, and requires constant and specialised maintenance. However, here we present a simplified technique for measuring the 4-dimensional sea surface elevation (x, y, z, t) in space and time based on a low-cost stereo-video system using smartphones. The system is easy to deploy and mainly requires a fixed platform close to the sea. The time records are mostly limited by the equipment storage limit and battery life, although it can be easily replaced or recharged. In this work, we define the key points for this reconstruction and discuss its capabilities and limitations. We illustrate the application of the stereo video by smartphones-system by a beach experiment in the Southeast Brazilian coast.
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Ports 2019: Port Planning and Development
Pages: 184 - 192
Editors: Pooja Jain, Moffatt & Nichol and William S. Stahlman III, America's Central Port
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8262-9
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