Contemplating Ocean Wave Measurements

Paul C. Liu

Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Michigan, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2013.41A019                

Abstract

This is a personal contemplation on the state of ocean wave measurement, historically, and with an eye toward the future. The conceptual basis which leads to the conventional wave measuring instruments has been in practice for over six decades which is basically single point observations of three-dimensional waves. We need new conceptual advancement and new instrumentation to rejuvenate our research in stagnation. New instruments for spatial wave measurement have been on the horizon.

Keywords

Ocean Waves; Single Point Wave Observations; Spatial Wave Measurements

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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