DocumentCode :
2910252
Title :
A comparison of near-surface CODAR and VACM measurements in the strait of juan de fuca, August 1978
Author :
Holbrook, J. ; Frisch, A. Shelby ; Barrick, Donald E.
Author_Institution :
NOAA, Pacific Marine Environmental Lab., Seattle, WA, USA
Volume :
2
fYear :
1982
fDate :
29952
Firstpage :
125
Lastpage :
130
Abstract :
Three days of simultaneous near-surface current measurements made by Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar (CODAR) and surface-moored Vector-Averaging Current Meters (VACM) in the Strait of Juan de Fuca are compared. The study focuses on the mean flow and tidal components that contained approximately 79% of the kinetic energy. The mean speed and direction differences were less than 7 cm/s and 
respectively. The 
and 
tidal constituents agreed to within 14 cm/s with a mean differende of 5.2 cm/s. This study demonstrates that CODAR yields estimates of the near-surface currents that are comparable with conventional VACM arrays to 10-15 cm/s.
respectively. The and tidal constituents agreed to within 14 cm/s with a mean differende of 5.2 cm/s. This study demonstrates that CODAR yields estimates of the near-surface currents that are comparable with conventional VACM arrays to 10-15 cm/s.Keywords :
Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric waves; Current measurement; Frequency measurement; Geophysical measurements; Lagrangian functions; Pollution measurement; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Current Measurement, Proceedings of the 1982 IEEE Second Working Conference on
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CCM.1982.1158416
Filename :
1158416
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