Title :
Sea surface current measurements at long range using lower-band high-frequency radar
Author :
Huang, Weimin ; Gill, Eric
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland, St. John´´s, NL, Canada
Abstract :
Surface current measurements on the Grand Banks, Newfoundland, Canada using two long-range (>; 300 km) high-frequency surface-wave radars are presented. The radars operated in the lower HF band at 3.2 MHz and 3.45 MHz. During the three-month experiment, three drifters were also deployed for data comparison. Though the data available for comparison are somewhat limited, experimental results show the radar-derived radial currents and vector currents agree well with the drifter data.
Keywords :
electric current measurement; radar applications; drifter data; frequency 3.2 MHz; frequency 3.45 MHz; long-range high-frequency surface-wave radars; radial currents; sea surface current measurements; vector currents; Current measurement; Doppler radar; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS, 2011 IEEE - Spain
Conference_Location :
Santander
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0086-6
DOI :
10.1109/Oceans-Spain.2011.6003556
