Initial observations of ocean currents, current shears and wind direction using a multi-frequency HF radar

Author

Teague, Calvin C. ; Veseeky, J.F. ; Hansen, Peter E. ; Schnepf, Neil G. ; Daida, Jason M. ; Onstott, Robert G. ; Fischer, Ken ; Fernandez, Daniel M.

Author_Institution

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

Volume

4

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1808

Abstract

A new high-frequency (4-25 MHz) phased-array radar, constructed jointly by the University of Michigan, the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan and Stanford University, was installed at Santa Cruz, California in July, 1996. After initial equipment checkout and antenna calibration using a transponder carried on a small boat, regular data collection started in October, 1996. Installation of a second HF radar is planned at a site south of Santa Cruz to allow resolution of current vectors. Wind and wave data from moored buoys in the radar field of view, wind sensors at several coastal sites, and current measurements from several CODARs in the Monterey Bay area also are available

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; meteorological instruments; meteorological radar; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; phased array radar; radar equipment; remote sensing by radar; wind; 4 to 25 MHz; California; HF radar; Monterey Bay; North Pacific; Santa Cruz; Stanford University,; USA; United States; University of Michigan; atmosphere; current; current shear; dynamics; equipment; ground based radar; initial observations; instrument; marine boundary layer; measurement technique; meteorological radar; phased-array radar; radar remote sensing; wind direction; Broadband antennas; Data processing; Frequency estimation; Hafnium; Oceans; Pulse modulation; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; Receiving antennas; Sea surface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.609082

Filename

609082