HF radar observations of surface currents on Lake Michigan during EEGLE 1999

Author

Teague, Calvin C. ; Meadows, Lorelle A. ; Vesecky, John F. ; Fernandez, Yolanda

Author_Institution

Space, Telecommun. & Radiosci. Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

Volume

7

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

2949

Abstract

The University of Michigan Multifrequency Coastal Radar (MCR) was used as part of the 1999 Episodic Events Great Lakes Experiment (EEGLE) to measure surface currents on Lake Michigan near St. Joseph, Michigan. High surface-wave loss over fresh water and generally calm wind and wave conditions during the 8-week experiment limited the radar range to less than 10 km. The radar measurements which were obtained showed good agreement (to within about 5 cm s^-1) with nearby acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) current meter measurements at 2 m depth. Measurements from the MCR, ADCP and a wind buoy are compared

Keywords

hydrological techniques; lakes; remote sensing by radar; AD 1999; EEGLE 1999; Episodic Events Great Lakes Experiment; HF radar; Lake Michigan; Michigan; St. Joseph; USA; United States; University of Michigan Multifrequency Coastal Radar; dynamics; hydrology; lake; measurement technique; radar observations; radar remote sensing; surface current; Current measurement; Doppler radar; Extraterrestrial measurements; Hafnium; Lakes; Oceans; Pollution measurement; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6359-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2000.860300

Filename

860300