HFR-US-Alaska
HFR system name:
HFR-US-Alaska
Spatial location:
Alaska Coast and North Slope
Sites (frequency):
HFR-US-Alaska-WAIN (4.463 MHz), HFR-US-Alaka-SIMP (4.46 MHz), HFR-US-Alaska-PBRW (4.46 MHz)
Manufacturer:
CODAR
Owning institution:
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF); Ocean Networks Canada (ONC); CORDC - Coastal Observing Research and Development Center
Operating institution:
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF); Ocean Networks Canada (ONC); CORDC - Coastal Observing Research and Development Center
EDMO code:
3643, 3716, 3790
Contact names:
Lisa Hazard; Hugh Roarty; Mark Otero;
Contact emails:
hfrnet.administrators@sio.ucsd.edu; hfrnet.administrators@sio.ucsd.edu; hfrnet.administrators@sio.ucsd.edu;
DOI:
Time coverage:
2021 - present
Description:
Surface ocean velocities estimated from HF-Radar are representative of the upper 2.4 meters of the ocean. The main objective of near-real time processing is to produce the best product from available data at the time of processing. Radial velocity measurements are obtained from individual radar sites through the U.S. HF-Radar Network. Hourly radial data are processed by unweighted least squares on a 6km resolution grid of the Alaskan North Slope to produce near real-time surface current maps.»;
Publications:
HFR-US-Alaska HF Radar Network has been established within the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) program