Research Article

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

Table 4

The correlation coefficients between the SWH measured by the buoy and those retrieved from first principal components of HH and VV polarized radars, and the correlation coefficients between the wind speeds and the retrieved SWH in Region A2 under different sea states.

ā€‰SWH measured by the buoyWind speed

SWH of HH (sea state 2)0.270.63
SWH of VV (sea state 2)0.730.27
SWH of HH (sea state 3)0.510.67
SWH of VV (sea state 3)0.660.52