Abstract
An optical system for measuring the slope of random wind-generated water waves is described. The instrument employs the refraction of a vertical light ray, which is a technique that has been previously used. The present system, however, employs a large-area array of individual photovoltaic cells to measure the refraction angle of the beam. Because the array provides a much larger active area with no preferred direction, it is much better suited to the measurement of random water wave fields, typical of those generated by wind.
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