Two-dimensional diurnal to monthly period surface currents in Monterey Bay from CODAR-type HF radar

Author

Paduan, J.D. ; Cook, M.S. ; Fernandez, D.M.

Author_Institution

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

Volume

4

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1814

Abstract

Surface current maps from Monterey Bay, California are analyzed from a network of three CODAR-type HF radar systems for the period December 1994 and compared with previous results from summertime observations. Mean currents show a narrow, meandering poleward flow opposite to the situation in summer. At diurnal periods, motions are more rectilinear in winter than in summer, which is consistent with differences in the wind forcing. Additional evidence is provided to suggest that non-linear interactions of the mean and diurnal-period motions may affect the observed pattern of diurnal-period current ellipses

Keywords

oceanographic regions; AD 1994 12; CODAR; California offshore region; HF radar observations; Monterey Bay; North Pacific; USA; air sea interaction; coast; diurnal variation; diurnal-period current ellipse; monthly variation; narrow meandering flow; nonlinear interactions; ocean dynamics; poleward flow; radar remote sensing; season; summer; surface current; surface currents; wind forcing; winter; Doppler radar; Frequency; Hafnium; Oceans; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves;

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.1997.609084

Filename

609084