Remote Sensing Applied to Rip Current Forecasts and Identication
Stephen Leatherman, John Fletemeyer · 2011
The use of remote sensing to enhance public safety is well established for many types of natural hazards. Satellites and aircraft monitor hurricane development and Doppler weather radars are the key components of tornado detection and warning. Implementation of remote sensing technologies to improve beach safety is not as well developed. Remote observations of rip currents or waves and currents that are most likely to generate rip currents offer the promise of improving beachgoer safety.