Remocean: A X-band radar system as tool for environmental monitoring in costa concordia ship wreck management

This paper describes the new opportunities made possible by the X-band radar systems for monitoring and management of infrastructures in coastal areas as well as for offshore platforms. In particular, the paper presents the effectiveness and the reliability of the Remocean system, a X-band radar developed at IREA-CNR, as observational tool for the support of the Costa Concordia ship wreck removal and as a scientific opportunity to observe wave phenomena rarely observable in deep sea.