Title :
Networking multiple HF radar systems with common coverage overlap
Author :
Lipa, Belinda J. ; Barrick, Donald E.
Author_Institution :
CODAR Ocean Sensors Ltd., Portola Valley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Two older NOAA pulse-Doppler CODAR systems at Moss Landing and Monterey, CA have been providing real-time surface-current map coverage of Monterey Bay since 1992. In July 1994, this configuration was extended. The older CODAR at Monterey has been replaced by a new lower frequency, longer-range SeaSonde. SeaSondes have been brought on line at Santa Cruz and Granite Canyon, South of Monterey. This paper describes the operation of the multi-system network. Overlapping coverage between at least two systems is required to produce a total horizontal current vector, as each unit can measure only the vector component at any point that is radial to the radar. More systems results in greater coverage, accuracy and a more complex operation. The surface currents provide boundary conditions for numerical modeling, giving three-dimensional models of ocean currents
Keywords :
oceanographic techniques; radar applications; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; California; Granite Canyon; HF radar remote sensing; Monterey; Monterey Bay; Moss Landing; NOAA pulse-Doppler CODAR; Santa Cruz; SeaSonde; United States USA; common coverage overlap; measurement technique; networking multiple HF radar systems; ocean dynamics; over-the-horizon radar; overlapping coverage; sea surface current; Boundary conditions; Current measurement; Frequency; Hafnium; Measurement units; Numerical models; Radar measurements; Real time systems; Sea measurements; Sea surface;
Conference_Titel :
Current Measurement, 1995., Proceedings of the IEEE Fifth Working Conference on
Conference_Location :
St. Petersburg, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2437-4
DOI :
10.1109/CCM.1995.516162
