HF Radar Surface Current Measurements In the Mississippi Sound Compared To In-Situ measurements By ADCP and Lagrangian GPS Surface Drifters
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
12-1-2002
Department
Marine Science
School
Ocean Science and Engineering
Abstract
High Frequency Radars are unique and powerful tools for measuring surface currents. Ocean Technologies, LLC (OT) operates and maintains two HF Radar sites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Surface current vector data in the combined coverage area of the two sites are collected and disseminated to the web in near real time by OT (www.oceantech.net). These HF Radar systems installed along the coast of the Mississippi Sound, provide two-dimensional vector current estimates over an area of ∼520 km2. Conventional and widely accepted methods to measure surface currents include Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and Lagrangian GPS Surface Drifter (also called Davis Drifters). This study evaluates the performance of the HF Radar measurements in the MS Sound against in-situ measurements by ADCP's and results of Davis Drifters deployments.
Publication Title
Oceans Conference Record (IEEE)
Volume
2
First Page
699
Last Page
707
Recommended Citation
Diercks, A.,
Riley, C.,
Asper, V.
(2002). HF Radar Surface Current Measurements In the Mississippi Sound Compared To In-Situ measurements By ADCP and Lagrangian GPS Surface Drifters. Oceans Conference Record (IEEE), 2, 699-707.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/19022
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