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Observation system for puerto rico coastal wave analysis

dc.contributor.advisor Vásquez-Espinosa, Ramón
dc.contributor.author Vysotskyy, Mykola
dc.contributor.college College of Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.committee Williams, Robin G.
dc.contributor.committee Acar, Robert
dc.contributor.department Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.representative Steinberg, Lev
dc.date.accessioned 2019-05-14T18:22:53Z
dc.date.available 2019-05-14T18:22:53Z
dc.date.issued 2005
dc.description.abstract The National Weather Service in San Juan receives wave model output for the Puerto Rican regional coastal waters generated by WaveWatch III model of National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). These predictions are often unreliable mainly due to the fact that in-situ observations are not available for the coastal regions of Puerto Rico. These observations are required for calibration and validation of the wave model predictions. This thesis proposes the use of video cameras to collect images of the nearshore zone of the ocean and the development of an algorithm for processing that video data. The algorithm is based on Fast Fourier Transformation, which allows definition of periodic properties of the objects with different gray-scale intensity levels. The output produced by the algorithm includes estimates of wave parameters, such as period and direction in real-world physical units. en_US
dc.description.abstract El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional en San Juan recibe la salida de modelo de onda para el aguas costeras regionales Puertorriqueñas generadas por WaveWatch III del modelo de NCEP. Estas predicciones son a menudo no confiables principalmente debido a que in-situ observaciones no están disponibles para las regiones costeras de Puerto Rico. Estas observaciones son requeridas para calibración y validación de las predicciones de modelo de onda. Esta tesis propone usar cámaras de vídeo para coleccionar imágenes de la zona de costera y desarrollar un algoritmo para procesar los datos de vídeo. El algoritmo es diseñado basado en la Transformación Rápida de Fourier, que permite definir propiedades periódicas de los objetos con niveles de intensidad de escala gris diferentes. El algoritmo produce una salida que incluye estimaciones de parámetros de onda, como período y dirección en unidades fisicas reales. en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2005 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Research has been provided by grants to the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez [UPRM] from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center [NOAA-CREST] and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research [NASA-EPSCoR]. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/2267
dc.language.iso English en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2005 Mykola Vysotskyy en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.title Observation system for puerto rico coastal wave analysis en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Computer Engineering en_US
thesis.degree.level M.S. en_US
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