Comparison of Measured Surface Currents from High Frequency (HF) and X-Band Radar in a Marine Protected Coastal Area of the Ligurian Sea: Toward an Integrated Monitoring System

Two different ground-based remote sensing instruments can be used for the near-real-time monitoring of surface waves and currents, namely the high frequency HF radar and the microwave X-band radar. The HF system reaches larger offshore distances at lower spatial resolutions and provides a poorer mea...

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Main Authors: Lyuba Novi, Francesco Raffa, Francesco Serafino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/18/3074
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Summary:Two different ground-based remote sensing instruments can be used for the near-real-time monitoring of surface waves and currents, namely the high frequency HF radar and the microwave X-band radar. The HF system reaches larger offshore distances at lower spatial resolutions and provides a poorer measurement of the wave-induced currents in very shallow waters. On the other hand, the X-band system achieves significantly higher spatial resolutions with a smaller offshore coverage. This study provides a preliminary comparison of the measured surface currents, obtained by the two different tools where they overlap. The comparison showed a good agreement between the measures with some discrepancies ascribable to the difference in the characteristics of the two radar technologies.
ISSN:2072-4292