Accuracy of Satellite-Measured Wave Heights in the Australian Region for Wave Power Applications

Autor/inn/en	Meath, Sian E.; Aye, Lu; Haritos, Nicholas
Titel	Accuracy of Satellite-Measured Wave Heights in the Australian Region for Wave Power Applications
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 28 (2008) 3, S.244-255 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-4676
DOI	10.1177/0270467608315928
Schlagwörter	Spectroscopy; Structural Analysis (Science); Satellites (Aerospace); Program Validation; Robustness (Statistics); Test Validity; Item Analysis; Bayesian Statistics; Scientific Concepts; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spektroskopie; Strukturanalyse; Satellit; Widerstandsfähigkeit; Testvalidität; Itemanalyse; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	This article focuses on the accuracy of satellite data, which may then be used in wave power applications. The satellite data are compared to data from wave buoys, which are currently considered to be the most accurate of the devices available for measuring wave characteristics. This article presents an analysis of satellite- (Topex/Poseidon) and buoy-measured significant wave heights for a 1-year period at Cape Sorell and Rottnest Island, off the Australian coast. The analysis found that the satellite-measured wave heights showed a slight positive bias. This is contrary to the findings of most other authors, who have analyzed data from the Northern Hemisphere and generally found a negative bias in the satellite-measured wave heights. The implication is that calibration functions to improve the correlation between the buoy and satellite data may vary for different hemispheres or even regions within these. (Contains 7 figures and 2 tables.) (Author).
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