General Technology Introduction

A radar system for the analysis of oceanic waves serves as a solution for the crucial need of predicting ocean behavior which aims to provide a safe and efficient seafaring in local and global environments. This system is an HF radar with the capability to scan surface waves in vast areas and report outcomes to its user.

Commonly, the radiation from an antenna near a conductive ground will propagate surface wave on the conductive surface and result in an amplitude decrease which would eventually diminish the wave.

Howevere, in HF frequencies, this propagation range is much higher and the salty sea water acts as a conductive surface for the waves. As a consequence the wave diminishes much later and over the horizon sight is provided. This phenomena is the basis for HF surface wave radars which only a handful of industrialized nations possess the working knowledge to employ.

System Features

• Determining wind direction & speed; by utilizing the difference in amplitude
• Determining surface wave direction & speed
• Determining the height of sea
• Identifying sea related disasters (tsunami); this system can cover vast areas of the ocean.
• Providing neighboring nations with the results of this system
• Immune to various weather phenomena (rain, storm, fog, ...)
• Increasing the efficiency of shipping lanes

Other System Features

• Low Transmitting Power
• Cover long ranges beyond the line of sight
• Cheap procurement and maintenance
• Thorough & Cheap after-sale services

Applications & Benefits of Implementing This System

• Extracting sea characteristics
  • Sea currents direction
  • Wave's height
  • Sea state
  • Wave speed
• Sea voyage planning
• Decreasing fuel consumption in vessels
• Studying the effects of sea current on global temperature
• Geographic & meteorology studies
• Determining fishing grounds
• Early-warning in disastrous phenomena like tsunamis