Monitoring waves in dangerous seas

摘要

Nautical X-band radars ysed for navigation can also be utilised as a tool to determine spectral and single wave properties The wave monitoring system WaMoS II is connected to a conventional nautical X-band radar. The system detects, in real-time, complete wave information, such as full directional spectra and statistical sea state parameters, as well as currents, in a high spatial and temporal resolution from the radar images. WaMoS II is under continuous development: new features for single wave detection, high-resolution current measurements and the estimation of the water depth are being developed.