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Surface Currents in the German Bight Measured by Backscattered Radio Waves — a Comparison with Conventional Measurements and Model Results

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Considerable progress has been made in radio oceanography during the past 10 years. This paper presents electromagnetic HF (high frequency) techniques which permit the measurement of ocean surface currents from shore.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institut für Meereskunde, Universität Hamburg, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    H.-H. Essen & J. Backhaus

  2. NOAA, ERL, Wave Propagation Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA

    M. M. Janopaul

  3. Deutsches Hydrographisches Institut, Hamburg, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    E. Mittelstaedt

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  1. Institut für Meereskunde, Universität Hamburg, Heimhuder Straße 71, 2000, Hamburg 13, Germany

    Jürgen Sündermann

  2. Sonderforschungsbereich 94 Meeresforschung, Universität Hamburg, Bundesstraße 55, 2000, Hamburg 13, Germany

    Walter Lenz

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Essen, HH., Janopaul, M.M., Mittelstaedt, E., Backhaus, J. (1983). Surface Currents in the German Bight Measured by Backscattered Radio Waves — a Comparison with Conventional Measurements and Model Results. In: Sündermann, J., Lenz, W. (eds) North Sea Dynamics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68838-6_11

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