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Development of a Wave Monitoring System Using a Marine Radar  

PARK JUN-SOO (Advanced Ship Engineering Research Center, Pusan National University)
PARK SEUNG-GEUN (Advanced Ship Engineering Research Center, Pusan National University)
KWON SUN-HONG (Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University)
PARK GUN-IL (Marine Research Institute, Samsung Heavey Industries)
CHOI JAE-WOONG (Marine Research Institute, Samsung Heavey Industries)
KANG YUN-TAE (Marine Research Institute, Samsung Heavey Industries)
HA MUN-KEUN (Marine Research Institute, Samsung Heavey Industries)
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Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology / v.20, no.1, 2006 , pp. 37-42 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the ocean engineering field, information about the ocean environment is important for planning, design, and operation, especially the wave information. High precision wave data is also important for considering environmental problems, like efficient operation of ships. For this purpose, many methods were considered in the past. However, an on-board directing wave measurement system has not been incorporated. The use of conventional marine radar Plane Position Indicator (PPI) images allows the estimation of wave information on a real-time basis, using both space and time information, regarding the evolution of ocean surface waves. In order to achieve data acquisition, the Radar Scan Converter (RSC) has been developed. Three-dimensional analysis was performed. The comparison of wave information derived from this system, and that of wave buoy, shows that this wave field detecting system can be a useful tool.
Keywords
Ocean Wave; Marine Radar; SNR; Wave Number Spectrum; Directional Wave Spectrum; Significant Wave Height; MTE;
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