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Young et al. 1985
Young, I.R., Rosenthal, W. and Ziemer, F. (1985). A three-dimensional analysis of marine radar images for the determination of ocean wave directionally and surface currents. Journal of Geophysical Research 90: doi: 10.1029/JC090iC01p01049. issn: 0148-0227.

A series of spatial wave images recorded by a conventional marine radar is analyzed to determine the three-dimensional E(kx, ky, ω) spectrum. In the absence of a surface current the spectral energy in this three-dimensional wave number frequency space will lie on a shell defined by the dispersion relationship. Any deviation from the expected dispersion relationship can be interpreted as being due to a current induced Doppler shift of the wave frequency. A least squares curve fitting technique is used to determine the surface current required to account for the observed Doppler shift. A comparison of the radar-determined spectra and surface currents with ground truth data indicates that the radar system and analysis technique produces results consistent with conventional instrumentation.

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