HFR-Galicia

HFR system name:

HFR-Galicia

Spatial location:

NW Spain

Sites (frequency):

HFR-Galicia-FIST (4.463 MHz), HFR-Galicia-LPRO (13.5 MHz),HFR-Galicia-PRIO (4.463 MHz),HFR-Galicia-SILL (4.463 MHz),HFR-Galicia-vila (4.463 MHz)

Manufacturer:

CODAR

Owning institution:

Instituto Hidrografico; PUERTOS DEL ESTADO; INTECMAR - Xunta de Galicia

Operating institution:

Instituto Hidrografico; PUERTOS DEL ESTADO; INTECMAR - Xunta de Galicia

EDMO code:

590, 2751, 4841

Contact names:

Pedro Montero, Pablo Lorente, Instituto Hidrografico

Contact emails:

pmontero@intecmar.gal; plorente@puertos.es; ih.snig.metadados@hidrografico.pt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57762/B19N-1529

Time coverage:

2011 - present

Description:

Surface ocean velocities estimated from this 5 MHz long range HF-Radar are representative of the upper 2 meters of the water column. The main objective of the near-real time processing is to produce the best product from available data at the time of processing. Radial velocity measurements are obtained from the individual radar sites of the Galician HF-Radar Network. Hourly radial data are combined by unweighted least-squares on a 6km resolution regular Cartesian grid of the Galician Coast to produce near real-time hourly surface currents maps. The technical maintenance and operating is ensured by collaboration between Puertos del Estado (http://www.puertos.es/) and Intecmar (www.intecmar.gal) – Xunta de Galicia.

Publications:

Lorente, P., Rubio, A., Reyes, E., Solabarrieta, L., Piedracoba, S., Tintoré, J., & Mader, J. (2023). High-frequency radar-derived coastal upwelling index. State of the Planet, 1-osr7, 8. https://doi.org/10.5194/sp-1-osr7-8-2023
Lorente, P., Piedracoba, S., Montero, P., Sotillo, M. G., Ruiz, M. I., & Álvarez-Fanjul, E. (2020). Comparative Analysis of Summer Upwelling and Downwelling Events in NW Spain: A Model-Observations Approach. Remote Sensing, 12(17), 2762. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12172762
Basañez, A., Lorente, P., Montero, P., Álvarez-Fanjul, E., & Pérez-Muñuzuri, V. (2020). Quality Assessment and Practical Interpretation of the Wave Parameters Estimated by HF Radars in NW Spain. Remote Sensing, 12(4), 598. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12040598
Lorente, P., Basañez Mercader, A., Piedracoba, S., Pérez-Muñuzuri, V., Montero, P., Sotillo, M. G., & Álvarez-Fanjul, E. (2019). Long-term skill assessment of SeaSonde radar-derived wave parameters in the Galician coast (NW Spain). International Journal of Remote Sensing, 40(24), 9208–9236. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2019.1629714

HFR-Galicia

Citation:

Intecmar Coastal Observatory of Xunta de Galicia, Puertos del Estado, & Instituto Hidrográfico. (2011). High Frequency Radar NW Iberia network (HFR-Galicia). European HFR-Node. https://doi.org/10.57762/B19N-1529

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Fundings

Acknowledgements

Galicia HF Radar Network has been established within RAIA and MyCoast projects.