HFR-MATROOS
HFR system name:
HFR-MATROOS
Spatial location:
North Sea
Sites (frequency):
HFR-MATROOS-MON (16.171 MHz), HFR-MATROOS-OUD (16.173 MHz)
Manufacturer:
WERA
Owning institution:
RWS - Rijkswaterstaat Waterdienst - Netherlands
Operating institution:
RWS - Rijkswaterstaat Waterdienst - Netherlands
EDMO code:
1603
Contact names:
General
Contact emails:
DOI:
Time coverage:
2017 - present
Description:
The data set consists of maps of total velocity of the surface current in front of Rotterdam harbour averaged over a time interval of 15 minutes. Surface ocean velocities estimated by HF Radar are representative of the upper 0.3-2.5 meters of the ocean.
Publications:
HFR-MATROOS Radar Network has been designed, implemented and managed through the efforts of RWS – Rijkswaterstaat Waterdienst – Netherlands.