On the problem of antenna platform motion for high frequency surface wave radar applications

Shore-based high frequency surface wave radars (HFSWR) have been used to monitor large areas of the coastal ocean, and there continues to be an increase in their use for estimation of marine environmental features associated with currents, waves and winds. Recently, interest has been generated in mounting the transmitting (TX) or receiving antennas (RX), or both, on ocean platforms. This provides new challenges as the motion induced in the antennas influences the phasing of the transmitted and received electric fields. Here, the development of a first-order cross section of the ocean which incorporates the effects of antenna motion is outlined.