Wave Parameters2 - Sea And Swell; Figure 120. Wave Parameters2 - Sea And Swell; Table 57. Wave Parameters2 - Sea And Swell - Teledyne RD Instruments SENTINEL V SELF-CONTAINED Operation Manual

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Wave Parameters2 – Sea and Swell
BYTE 7
1
2
3, 4
5, 6
7, 8
9, 10
11, 12
13, 14
15 – 44
45, 46
Each parameter is a signed 2-byte field with a value of -1 indicating a bad value.
Table 57. Wave Parameters2 – Sea and Swell
Hex Digit Binary
Byte
1-4 1, 2
5-8 3, 4
9-12 5, 6
13-16 7, 8
17-20 9, 10
21-24 11, 12
25-28 13, 14
29-88 15 – 44
89-92 45, 46
BIT POSITIONS
6 5 4
WAVE PARAMETERS2 ID (0x000C)
(SPARES)
SeaSwellPeriod
Figure 120. Wave Parameters2 – Sea and Swell
Field Description
ID Code Stores the Sentinel V Event Log 000C (00 0Ch). LSB is sent first.
HsSea HsSea – Significant Wave Height in the sea region of the power
spectrum.
HsSwell HsSwell – Significant Wave Height in the swell region of the power
spectrum.
TpSea TpSea – Peak Sea Wave Period - period associated with the largest
peak in the sea region of the power spectrum.
TpSwell TpSwell – Peak Swell Wave Period - period associated with the
largest peak in the swell region of the power spectrum.
DpSea DpSea – Peak Sea Wave Direction - peak sea direction at the peak
period in the sea region.
DpSwell DpSwell – Peak Swell Wave Direction - peak swell direction at the
peak period in the swell region.
SPARES SPARES
Sea Swell Sea Swell Period – The transition period between sea and swell.
Period
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3 2
HsSea
HsSwell
TpSea
TpSwell
DpSea
DpSwell
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1 0
0Ch
00h
LSB, MSB
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