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seaSpectrum

Sea surface omnidirectional motion spectrum model

Since R2022a

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    Description

    The seaSpectrum object creates a spectrum model for use in the SpectralModel property of the SeaSurface object.

    Creation

    Syntax

    seaspect = seaSpectrum
    seaspect = seaSpectrum(Name = Value)

    Description

    seaspect = seaSpectrum creates a seaSpectrum object seaspect with default property values. The default sea surface spectrum and spreading function are based on the Elfouhaily model. The Elfouhaily model is an omnidirectional and wind-dependent spectrum. The wave spectrum consists of the frequency spectrum and angular spreading function. The spreading function is symmetric about the wind direction and has both wave number and wind speed dependence.

    seaspect = seaSpectrum(Name = Value) creates a seaSpectrum object with the specified property Name set to the specified Value. You can specify additional name-value pair arguments in any order as (Name1 = Value1, ..., NameN = ValueN).

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    Properties

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    Source of the omnidirectional wave spectrum, specified as 'Auto' or 'Custom'.

    • Choosing 'Auto' creates an Elfouhaily sea spectrum. The object offers properties that tailor the Elfouhaily sea spectrum.

    • Choosing 'Custom' allows you to specify the omnidirectional wave spectrum using the CustomSpectrum and WaveVectorSpacing properties.

    Data Types: char | string

    Sea surface resolution, specified as a positive scalar or as a 1-by-2 vector of positive values. The resolution vector takes the form [resolutionX resolutionY] where resolutionX and resolutionY denote the resolution in the x- and y- directions, respectively. If the resolution is a scalar, the x-resolution and y-resolution is the same.

    The sea surface physical length is calculated as the difference of the limits of the Boundary property of the SeaSurface object in the x and y dimensions. The sea surface length has samples spaced by the Resolution property. The length should not be set below 0.02 m as the wave motion below 0.02 m is minimal. Units are in meters.

    Data Types: double

    Omnidirectional wave spectrum, specified as an M-by-N matrix. M and N dictate the inverse fast Fourier transfer (IFFT) length when returning the elevation data of the sea surface in the x and y dimensions, respectively.

    The resolution for the custom case is calculated as Resolution = surface length./size(CustomSpectrum), where surface length is the sea surface physical length, calculated as the difference of the limits of the Boundary property of the seaSurface in the x and y dimensions.

    Dependencies

    To enable this property, set the value of the SpectrumSource property to 'Custom'.

    Data Types: double

    Positive wavevector domain spacing, specified as a scalar or a 1-by-2 dimension vector, [kx ky]. This property represents the wavevector spacing in the x and y dimensions, respectively. Units are radians/meter. This value is typically set as WaveVectorSpacing <= 2*pi/surface length where surface length is the sea surface physical length, calculated as the difference of the limits of the Boundary property on the seaSurface in the x and y dimensions.

    Dependencies

    To enable this property, set the SpectrumSource property to 'Custom'.

    Data Types: double

    Examples

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    Open Live Script

    Create a 1024-by-1024 m square sea surface. Assume an NRL reflectivity model for a high sea state 6 with a wind speed of about 20 m/s and a fetch of 250 km. Set UseOcclusion in the SurfaceManager to false.

    Create a radar scenario. 

    scene = radarScenario;

    Model the reflectivity using the NRL model.

    refl = surfaceReflectivitySea(Model = 'NRL',SeaState = 6, ...
    Polarization = 'V')
    refl = 
  surfaceReflectivitySea with properties:

    EnablePolarization: 0
                 Model: 'NRL'
              SeaState: 6
          Polarization: 'V'
               Speckle: 'None'


    rng(2033)
spec = seaSpectrum(Resolution = 2);
bnds = [0 1024; 0 1024];
srf = seaSurface(scene,Boundary = bnds, ...
    WindSpeed = 20,Fetch = 250e3, ...
    SpectralModel = spec);
mgr = scene.SurfaceManager;
mgr.UseOcclusion = false
    mgr = 
  SurfaceManager with properties:

    EnableMultipath: 0
       UseOcclusion: 0
           Surfaces: [1x1 radar.scenario.SeaSurface]


    x = linspace(srf.Boundary(1,1),srf.Boundary(1,2),1000);
y = linspace(srf.Boundary(2,1),srf.Boundary(2,2),1000);
[X,Y] = meshgrid(x,y);
X1 = X(:)';
Y1 = Y(:)';
hts = height(srf,[Y1;X1]);
hts = reshape(hts,length(x),length(y));
surf(x,y,hts)
axis equal
shading interp
ylabel('X (m)')
xlabel('Y (m)')
zlabel('Height (m)')

    Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with xlabel Y (m), ylabel X (m) contains an object of type surface.

    Open Live Script

    Create a square sea surface with a custom wave spectrum. Import a JONSWAP wave spectrum with a moderate sea state. The spectrum is a 64-by-64 matrix with a physical length of 512 m.

    scene = radarScenario(IsEarthCentered = false);

    Add a sea surface to the scene with a custom spectrum

    load('jonswap.mat');
spec = seaSpectrum(SpectrumSource = 'Custom', ...
    CustomSpectrum = Psi, WaveVectorSpacing = 2*pi/512)
    spec = 
  seaSpectrum with properties:

       SpectrumSource: 'Custom'
       CustomSpectrum: [64x64 double]
    WaveVectorSpacing: 0.0123


    srf = seaSurface(scene,Boundary = [-256 256; -256 256], ...
    SpectralModel = spec)
    srf = 
  SeaSurface with properties:

                WindSpeed: 10
            WindDirection: 0
                    Fetch: Inf
            SpectralModel: [1x1 seaSpectrum]
        RadarReflectivity: [1x1 surfaceReflectivitySea]
    ReflectionCoefficient: [1x1 radar.scenario.SurfaceReflectionCoefficient]
          ReflectivityMap: 1
          ReferenceHeight: 0
                 Boundary: [2x2 double]


    x = linspace(srf.Boundary(2,1),srf.Boundary(2,2),1000);
y = linspace(srf.Boundary(1,1),srf.Boundary(1,2),1000);
[X,Y] = meshgrid(x,y);
X1 = X(:)';
Y1 = Y(:)';
hts = height(srf,[Y1;X1]);
hts = reshape(hts,length(x),length(y));
surf(x,y,hts)
axis equal
shading interp
ylabel('X (m)')
xlabel('Y (m)')
zlabel('Height (m)')

    Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with xlabel Y (m), ylabel X (m) contains an object of type surface.

    References

    [1] Elfouhaily, T., B. Chapron, K. Katsaros, and D. Vandemark. "A Unified Directional Spectrum for Long and Short Wind-Driven Waves." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 102, no. C7 (July 15, 1997): 15781-96. https://doi.org/10.1029/97JC00467

    [2] Tessendorf, Jerry. "Simulating Ocean Water." Presented at SigGraph, 1999 - 2004.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2022a

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