Coastal area off Thorpeness, Suffolk, UK

Sea level; Wave direction; Bathymetry and Elevation; Wave height and period statistics; Wave height estimates

Radar altimeters

This dataset consists of estimations of wave parameters, near surface currents and the underlying bathymetry based on X band radar data. These data were used to explore the use of radar to derive nearshore bathymetry at a complex site, at Thorpeness in Suffolk, UK. A Kelvin Hughes 10kW, 9.41 GHz marine X-band radar system was utilised at the field site between August 2015 and April 2017. These data were collected for the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) grant NE/M021564/1- X-band radar applications for coastal monitoring to support improved management of coastal erosion, led by scientists at Bournemouth University, Faculty of Science and Technology.

Atkinson, John, Dr. (2018) The Application of X-Band Radar for Characterization of Nearshore Dynamics on a Mixed Sand and Gravel Beach,

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