13.7 Conclusions and Future Directions
Radar analysis techniques and applications for the oceans and coral reefs are
undergoing rapid development and implementation into operational monitoring
products. This has resulted from the increasing number of personnel in government, industry, and academia who are engaged in research, commercial exploitation, and operational utilization of a rapidly increasing array of ocean radar
platforms. Applications have matured rapidly during the past decade and a half,
and now new radar systems are being installed or launched to directly support
operational monitoring.
The deployment of HF ocean radars is in an expansion phase, with networks
now established in USA, Australia and Europe. This will bring more applications
Fig. 13.16 A typical image of the 2D sea surface elevation showing wave crests and troughs
over an area *8 km
2
. From these data, full directional wave spectra may be produced (Ó Wamos
GmbH)
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Radar analysis techniques and applications for the oceans and coral reefs are
undergoing rapid development and implementation into operational monitoring
products. This has resulted from the increasing number of personnel in government, industry, and academia who are engaged in research, commercial exploitation, and operational utilization of a rapidly increasing array of ocean radar
platforms. Applications have matured rapidly during the past decade and a half,
and now new radar systems are being installed or launched to directly support
operational monitoring.
The deployment of HF ocean radars is in an expansion phase, with networks
now established in USA, Australia and Europe. This will bring more applications
Fig. 13.16 A typical image of the 2D sea surface elevation showing wave crests and troughs
over an area *8 km
2
. From these data, full directional wave spectra may be produced (Ó Wamos
GmbH)
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365