Using Coherent Marine Radar to Detect Surface Currents Lisa Nyman Björn Lund, Roland Romeiser, and Hans Graber Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami SOMaR-4 Workshop - May 9, 2017
Cruise 2- ROI March 2017 R/V Roger Revelle Cruise 1- ROI May 2016
Doppler Marine Radar (DMR)
Theory Complex data from coherent radar Phase Shift Analysis Phase Difference between: Theory This Region This Region & This Region This Region Complex data from coherent radar Phase Shift Analysis Doppler Velocity Measurements Phase of Signal
Theory Perfect 5 m/s uniform radial velocity at 30° 72 pieces *Positive AWAY from the Radar
Doppler Velocity At first, the plots looked like this Smokestack Main Mast Range-Averaged Radial Velocity in Polar Coordinates At first, the plots looked like this Assume uniformity in entire 3.2 km radius Really rough direction and magnitude
Doppler Velocity Properly-Calibrated Phase Difference Eliminate Noise May 20, 2016 00:59:43 UTC Properly-Calibrated Phase Difference Wave patterns! Eliminate Noise Velocity Calculation Current Vectors in 3.2 km radius around the ship Ship Motion!
Preliminary Results- Palau
Preliminary Results- Taiwan March 14, 2017 11:36:52 GMT 3 m/s Doppler Velocity Map March 14, 2017 12:53:08 GMT
Future Work Single-Look Multi-look Idea Adjustment for wave motions Adjustment for wind contribution Optimize to run in real-time on a vessel Multi-look Idea Temporal average while ship is moving No “blind spots” Less noise