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Measurements of the effects of surface winds on ocean currents with a stepped-frequency Alpha K radar systemA frequency-agile C band Alpha K radar system was used to measure ocean surface currents during the SAXON-Chesapeake Light Tower experiment. Surface currents were measured with the radar approximately 80 percent of the time from September 20 to October 14, 1988. These measurements are compared with in situ current and wind probe measurements. The agreement between the radar and current probe measurements are found to be very good during periods when the wind- and wave-driven currents are negligible in the radar-viewing direction. During other times, the radar measurements are approximated by the Weber model.
Document ID
19920051553
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Popstefanija, Ivan
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Mcintosh, Robert E.
(Massachusetts, University Amherst, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
April 15, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 97
Issue: C4, A
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
92A34177
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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