Research Article

Study of Ocean Waves Measured by Collocated HH and VV Polarized X-Band Marine Radars

Table 1

Configurations of the X-band marine radar systems.

ParametersValue

PolarizationHHVV
Antenna rotation speed42 rot/min24 rot/min
Radar frequency9410 MHz ± 30 MHz
Pulse width70 ns
Pulse repetition frequency3000 Hz
Transmit power25 kW
Gain30.2 dB
Beam width1.2° in horizontal, 20.5° in vertical
Antenna2.4 m slotted waveguide antenna