Surface currents within and offshore of Monterey Bay as mapped by a multiple-site HF radar (CODAR) network

Author

Paduan, J.D. ; Petruncio, E.T. ; Barrick, D.E. ; Lipa, B.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Oceanogr., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

7-9 Feb 1995

Firstpage

137

Lastpage

142

Abstract

Near surface two-dimensional current observations are presented from a network of HF radar systems around the shores of Monterey Bay, California. Data from two SeaSonde systems and one CODAR system is described for the period August through October, 1994. (Each of these radar systems uses direction finding techniques to steer the observations based on radar returns on three co-located antennae). Robust low frequency and tidal-period current features are discussed and related to historical in situ measurements and earlier CODAR observations in this area

Keywords

oceanographic regions; AD 1994; CODAR; California; Monterey Bay; North Pacific; United States USA; multiple-site HF radar; ocean dynamics; sea coast; surface current; tidal-period; two-dimensional current; two-dimensional current observations; Current measurement; Frequency; Hafnium; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Current Measurement, 1995., Proceedings of the IEEE Fifth Working Conference on

Conference_Location

St. Petersburg, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2437-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCM.1995.516164

Filename

516164