Application of VHF high resolution radar to evaluating circulation around a seawater intake facility

Author

Heron, M.L. ; Prytz, A. ; Steinberg, C.

Author_Institution

Marine Geophys. Lab., James Cook Univ., Townsville, QLD, Australia

fYear

2011

fDate

19-22 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The Australian Institute of Marine Science operates a research aquarium at Cape Ferguson in North Queensland which requires a high volume circulation of ocean water from the adjacent bay. Turbidity and water quality are significant issues which govern the location of the seawater intakes. A VHF high resolution ocean radar was deployed at the site of the sea water intakes in order to evaluate the circulation in an area of approximately 2 km × 2 km with spatial resolution of about 100 m. The short deployment showed that there are complex flow patterns at this scale, and identified three bodies of water which may affect the quality of water that enters the intakes.

Keywords

VHF radio propagation; marine radar; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; seawater; turbidity; water quality; Australian Institute of Marine Science; Cape Ferguson; North Queensland; VHF high resolution ocean radar; VHF high resolution radar; flow pattern; frequency 152.2 MHz; ocean water high volume circulation; research aquarium; seawater intake facility; turbidity; water quality; Doppler shift; Radar; Sea surface; Spatial resolution; Surface waves; Tides; Vectors; coastal circulation; ocean radar; seawater intakes; surface currents;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2011

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1427-6

Type

conf

Filename

6107216