Abstract
It is a new way for oceanographic remote sensing using the GNSS-Reflection technique. Sea waves, tides and sea surface wind can be obtained by analyzing the direct and reflected GPS signals from sea surface. It has become an advanced field concerned by many researchers. In this paper the first China Ocean Reflection Experiment (CORE) with the coastal GNSS-R in the southeast is reported and the method to retrieve oceanographic parameters with the direct and reflected GPS signals is studied. The primary retrievals of Significant Wave Height (SWH) are presented and also compared with the measurements from Ultrasonic Wave Gauge (UWG) in situ.
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Surpported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40505007 and 40333034) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
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Xin, W., Qiang, S., XunXie, Z. et al. First China ocean reflection experiment using coastal GNSS-R. Chin. Sci. Bull. 53, 1117–1120 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-008-0110-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-008-0110-2