Developments in Scope and Availability of HF Radar Wave Measurements and Robust Evaluation of Their Accuracy
HF radar systems form part of many operational coastal monitoring systems providing near-real-time surface currents for many useful applications. Although wave measurements have been possible with these systems for many years, they have not yet been adopted widely for operational monitoring because...
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| description | HF radar systems form part of many operational coastal monitoring systems providing near-real-time surface currents for many useful applications. Although wave measurements have been possible with these systems for many years, they have not yet been adopted widely for operational monitoring because they have not been thought to be sufficiently accurate or reliable. However, the value of such data is beginning to be appreciated, and this is motivating more work on wave measurement with HF radar systems with many more papers on accuracy assessment and data availability appearing in the literature. In this paper, the wave measurement capability, limitations, and differences between different radar types are reviewed, and methods to assess accuracy are discussed and applied to phased array HF radar data obtained from the University of Plymouth WERA radars using the Seaview Software inversion method during April and November 2012 compared with directional buoy data. Good accuracy over a range of different wave parameters will be demonstrated. Newly available single-radar inversions are shown to be less accurate than dual-radar inversions, although they still provide useful data, and ways to improve performance are discussed. Swell and wind–sea components in the directional spectra are identified, and qualitative agreement with buoy peak parameters is demonstrated. Recommendations are given on statistical methods for the validation of wave parameters. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bbee9a36bc7e4d4484478e2b333cf89b2023-12-08T15:24:57ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922023-11-011523553610.3390/rs15235536Developments in Scope and Availability of HF Radar Wave Measurements and Robust Evaluation of Their AccuracyLucy R. Wyatt0J. J. Green1Seaview Sensing Ltd., Sheffield S10 3GR, UKSeaview Sensing Ltd., Sheffield S10 3GR, UKHF radar systems form part of many operational coastal monitoring systems providing near-real-time surface currents for many useful applications. Although wave measurements have been possible with these systems for many years, they have not yet been adopted widely for operational monitoring because they have not been thought to be sufficiently accurate or reliable. However, the value of such data is beginning to be appreciated, and this is motivating more work on wave measurement with HF radar systems with many more papers on accuracy assessment and data availability appearing in the literature. In this paper, the wave measurement capability, limitations, and differences between different radar types are reviewed, and methods to assess accuracy are discussed and applied to phased array HF radar data obtained from the University of Plymouth WERA radars using the Seaview Software inversion method during April and November 2012 compared with directional buoy data. Good accuracy over a range of different wave parameters will be demonstrated. Newly available single-radar inversions are shown to be less accurate than dual-radar inversions, although they still provide useful data, and ways to improve performance are discussed. Swell and wind–sea components in the directional spectra are identified, and qualitative agreement with buoy peak parameters is demonstrated. Recommendations are given on statistical methods for the validation of wave parameters.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/23/5536HF radarcoastal monitoringsurface wavesdirectional spectrumsignificant wave heightwave parameters |
| spellingShingle | Lucy R. Wyatt J. J. Green Developments in Scope and Availability of HF Radar Wave Measurements and Robust Evaluation of Their Accuracy Remote Sensing HF radar coastal monitoring surface waves directional spectrum significant wave height wave parameters |
| title | Developments in Scope and Availability of HF Radar Wave Measurements and Robust Evaluation of Their Accuracy |
| title_full | Developments in Scope and Availability of HF Radar Wave Measurements and Robust Evaluation of Their Accuracy |
| title_fullStr | Developments in Scope and Availability of HF Radar Wave Measurements and Robust Evaluation of Their Accuracy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developments in Scope and Availability of HF Radar Wave Measurements and Robust Evaluation of Their Accuracy |
| title_short | Developments in Scope and Availability of HF Radar Wave Measurements and Robust Evaluation of Their Accuracy |
| title_sort | developments in scope and availability of hf radar wave measurements and robust evaluation of their accuracy |
| topic | HF radar coastal monitoring surface waves directional spectrum significant wave height wave parameters |
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