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Measurement of Sea Waves.
Giovanni Battista Rossi1, Andrea Cannata2,3, Antonio Iengo4
1Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Energetica, Gestionale e dei Trasporti, University of Genova, Via Opera Pia 15A, 16145 Genova, Italy.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 11, 2022
Summary
Accurate sea wave monitoring is crucial for safety and energy. This review covers key techniques like buoys and satellite observation, highlighting their integration potential.
Area of Science:
- Oceanography
- Geophysics
- Remote Sensing
Background:
- Sea waves significantly impact human activities, including meteorology, coastal safety, navigation, and marine renewable energy.
- Effective monitoring of sea waves is therefore essential for various scientific and practical applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the primary measurement techniques for sea wave monitoring.
- To outline the measurement principles, development status, and future trends of each technique.
- To emphasize the complementary nature of different monitoring methods and advocate for network integration.
Main Methods:
- Review of established sea wave monitoring techniques.
- Analysis of measurement principles for buoys, satellite observation, coastal radars, shipboard observation, and microseism analysis.
- Prospective analysis of technological development and integration trends.
Main Results:
- Detailed overview of five key sea wave monitoring techniques.
- Assessment of the current development stage and future prospects for each method.
- Identification of the synergistic potential and interoperability of diverse monitoring systems.
Conclusions:
- The reviewed techniques offer complementary data for comprehensive sea wave monitoring.
- Further integration of these techniques into local and global networks is vital for enhanced oceanographic understanding and application.
- Advancing integrated monitoring systems will improve forecasting, safety, and renewable energy utilization.
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