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WaMoS II ® Technical Specifications and Reference Publications

Wave Spectra	Resolution		Range
2-dimensional wave number spectrum	64* 64*	0.005 rad/m  0.005 rad/m	-0.45 - 0.45 rad/m^*) -0.45 - 0.45 rad/m^*)
2-dimensional frequency-direction spectrum	64* 90*	0.005 Hz 4°	0.02 Hz - 0.35 Hz^*) 0 - 360°
1-dimensional frequency spectrum	64*	0.005 Hz	0.02 Hz - 0.35 Hz^*)
Wave and Current parameters	Accuracy		Range / Resolution
Significant Wave height:	+/-10%		0 - 20 m / 0.1m ^**)
Peak direction:	+/- 2°	1st. and 2nd. peak	0 - 360° / 1°
Peak period:	+/-0.5 s	1st. and 2nd. peak	3.0 - 55 s / 0.1s ^*)
Peak wave length:	+/- 10 %	1st. and 2nd. peak	15 - 600 m / 1 m ^*)
Current speed:	+/-0.15 m/s		0 - 40 m/s / 0.1 m/s
Current direction:	+/-2°		0 - 360° / 1°
^*These values indicate the typical range. They depend on the radar hardware and therefore can vary for each individual installation.
^**There is no limit in estimating the wave heights, but up to now a Hs of 20 m is the highest value measured with WaMoS II.

WaMoS II^® Is the world's most sophisticated operational Wave Sensor based on radar technology and is well accepted within the international scientific community.

Reference Publications and Presentations

Click on the link to download publication or presentation.  All publications are in PDF format, and presentations are in Power Point or PDF format.

WaMoS II; A Radar Based Wave and current Monitoring system- ISOPE '99

Estimation of the significant wave height with X-Band nautical radars- OMAE'99

Estimation of sea state directional spectra by using marine radar imaging of sea surface-OMAE '00

Mapping of sea bottom topography in shallow seas by using a nautical radar

Results of the DRDC Trial in January/February 2004.  This trial compared data from a free-floating TriAxys wave buoy with output from a WaMoS II wave radar system.

Summary Paper of MaxWave Results, 2003

Presentation from the 8th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting- Oahu, Hawaii. Nov. 14-19, 2004

Ground based remote sensing as a tool to measure spatial wave field variations in coastal approaches, Journal of Coastal Research, 2007

AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 2006- The poster from the Duck, NC installation. To download a copy of the poster click on the poster below. The size of the full image is about 7 MB

AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 2006- The poster from the Monterey Bay, CA installation. To download a copy of the poster click on the poster below. The size of the full image is about 6 MB

Download a Wave Radar FAQ document 

A Technical Description of the WaMoS wave radar system

PowerPoint presentation about the WaMoS wave radar system

The top link is to download the presentation in Power Point format. The second link is the presentation converted to a PDF format.  This is suitable for hard copy format, however will not show the animation in the Power Point presentation.

WaMoS Wave Radar Power Point presentation

WaMoS Wave Radar PP presentation in PDF format.

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