Introduction of the compact HF radar WERA-S

The new ocean radar system “WERA-S” is the more compact successor of the well known WERA system. The new system provides several new features to provide more flexibility for site geometry to make the site selection easier. In particular the wire-less connection between the transmit and receive unit allows to install the WERA-S even at populated coasts where suited sites are rare. Furthermore the power consumption is minimized to enable the operation at remote locations. The total power consumption of less than 300 Watts can be provided by means of solar power generators. The high quality standard and reliability of the WERA concept is kept to guarantee highest data availability for operational application. For the scientific community the open interface structure is kept as well to allow scientist to use this instrument for research projects. Results of first tests at the German coast are presented and demonstrate the high signal quality of the new WERA-S system. A configuration of this new WERA for three regions at the Baltic coast and its estimated performance is introduced.