Towards the next generation oceanographic HF radar

高频（HF）海洋雷达可以测量距离海岸200公里范围内的沿海海洋表面的洋流、波浪和风。它们有许多潜在的应用，例如搜索和救援、港口和海港管理、海岸侵蚀模型和管理、海洋可再生能源、海上石油、天然气和风电场运营、船舶路线、休闲划船、海啸探测、水质和沿海发展、海洋生态。德国和美国的雷达遍布世界上许多海岸，为许多这些应用提供了表面电流测量。英国在该领域拥有未开发的世界级技术基础，该项目可以为英国商业增长提供动力，并将这些知识转化为出口收入的来源。该项目是我们开发下一代雷达计划的一部分，这些雷达将更便宜，因此在这个小众市场更具竞争力，并将提供更可靠的海浪测量，从而满足海洋可再生能源和海上石油和天然气设施，气象局和/或其他政府机构的需求，他们为航运和休闲活动提供常规海浪预报。本项目主要研究波浪测量的可靠性，并利用不同雷达工作频率对波浪条件的不同响应的新思路进行研究。

High Frequency (HF) oceanographic radars can measure currents, waves and winds at the surface of the coastal ocean to ranges of up to 200km from the coast. They have many potential applications e.g. for search and rescue, port and harbour management, coastal erosion modelling and management, marine renewables, offshore oil, gas and wind farm operations, ship routing, leisure boating, tsunami detection, water quality and coastal development, marine ecology. German and US radars are found around many of the coasts of the world providing surface current measurements for many of these applications. The UK has an under-exploited world class technology base in this field, this project could provide the impetus to grow UK business and turn this knowledge into a source of export revenue. This project is part of our plan to develop the next generation of these radars that will be both cheaper, and hence more competitive in this small niche market, and will provide more reliable wave measurements and thus meet the needs of marine renewable and offshore oil and gas installations, Met Offices and/or other government organisations who provide routine wave forecasts for shipping and leisure activities. This project focuses mainly on the reliability of the wave measurements with research on a new idea to exploit the fact that different radar operating frequencies have different responses to wave conditions.