Rapid deployable HF RADAR for Norwegian emergency spill operations

The Norwegian company CodarNor A/S, with funding from the Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies (NOFO) and from Innovation Norway through an industrial research and development contract, is developing a self-contained rapid deployment HF radar which can be deployed by helicopter or other means to remote and rugged locations along the Norwegian coast and operate autonomously, communicating surface current data in real time back to operators, the Norwegian Coastal Administration and drift modelers. Large-scale 2-D current maps collected from these rapid-deployable systems will be used to improve spill response efforts by blending data with drift model currents for improved drift predictions and cleanup vessel management.