Surface ocean velocities obtained by HF radar from stations located along coastal waters of Antarctica, Hawaii, Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, eastern US/Gulf of Mexico and western US during March 2016 (NCEI Accession 0148080)

• Main Authors: CODAR Ocean Sensor, Ltd, Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS), Art Allen, Dr. Eric Terrill, Lisa Hazard, Caroyn Keen, Donald Barrick, Chad Whelan, Stephan Howden, Josh Kohut, Mark Otero
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: NOAA NCEI Environmental Data Archive 2016
• Subjects: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; 0148080; CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U); CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V); radar - high frequency oceanographic; current measurements - surface currents; physical; Autonomous University of Baja California; California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network; Old Dominion University; Oregon State University; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; San Francisco State University; Skidaway Institute of Oceanography; Stevens Institute of Technology; Texas A&M University; The University of Rhode Island; The University of Southern Mississippi; University of California - Davis; Bodega Marine Laboratory; University of California - San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; University of California - Santa Barbara; University of Connecticut; University of Delaware; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Maine; University of Massachusetts; University of Miami; University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; University of Puerto Rico;Department of Marine Sciences - Mayaguez; University of South Carolina; University of South Florida; University of Southern California; University of Victoria - British Columbia; School of Earth and Ocean Sciences; US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services; US Navy; Naval Postgraduate School; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Data Buoy Center; Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS); Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers Data Stewardship Program; Caribbean Sea; Coastal waters of Alabama; Coastal Waters of Florida; Coastal Waters of Mississippi; Coastal Waters of SE Alaska; Coastal Waters of Texas; Gulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean; North Pacific Ocean; South Atlantic Ocean; Southern Oceans (> 60 degrees South); oceanography; Amagansett, New York; Anasco, Puerto Rico; Angel Island, CA; Assateague, MD; Big Creek; Block Island; Block Island, RI; Bodega Marine Laboratory Long Range; Bodega Marine Laboratory, CA; Bradley Beach, NJ; Brant Beach, NJ; Brigantine, NJ; Cabo Rojo Lighthouse at Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico; Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico; Cape Blanco, OR; Cape Hatteras, NC; Cape Henlopen, DE; Cape Henry, VA, USA; Cape May Point, NJ; Cape St. Mary, NS, CA; Catalina Island, CA; Cedar Island, VA; Clam Harbour, NS; Coal Oil Pt.; Commonweal Center, Bolinas, CA; Conalep, Mexico; Core Banks, NC; Crandon, FL; Crissy Field, CA; Dan Blocker, CA; Dana Point, CA; Dania Beach, FL; Diablo Canyon Long Range, CA; Diablo Canyon Standard Range, CA; Dockweiler Headquarters, CA; Duck, NC; FallBack22, Pt. Sal, CA; Fort Bragg, CA; Fort Caswell, NC; Fort Stevens, OR; Ft. De Soto, FL; Georgetown, SC; Granite Canyon; Great Captain Island, CT; Hempstead, NY; Henderson Beach State Park, FL; Iona Wastewater Treatment Plant, Vancouver; Jekyll Island, GA, USA; Joubin Island; Kaena, HI; Kaka'ako, HI; Kalaeloa, HI; Kapolei, HI; Keaukaha, HI; Koko Head, HI; Little Island Park, VA; Long Point Wildlife Refuge, MA; Loveladies; Mandalay Generating Station; Manhattan Beach, OR; Martha's Vineyard, MA; Misquamicut, RI; Montara Sanitary District, Montara, CA; Montauk, NY; Moriches, NY; Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, CA; Nantucket Island, MA; Naples, FL; Nauset, MA; Naval Postgraduate School; Newport Beach, CA; Nicholas Canyon, CA; North Wildwood, NJ; Ocean View Beach, VA; Old Bridge Waterfront Park, NJ; Orange Beach State Park, AL; Palmer Station; Pepe'ekeo, HI; Pescadero, CA; Pillar Point Air Force Station, CA, USA; Point Arena Field Station; Point Bonita, CA; Point Conception, CA; Point Estero, CA; Point Fermin, CA; Point Loma Waste Water Treatment Plant, CA; Point Mugu, CA; Point Reyes, CA; Point San Luis, CA; Point St. George, CA; Point Sur Long Range, CA; Ponce Yacht and Fishing Club at Ponce, Puerto Rico; Port Monmouth, NJ; Pt. Arguello, CA; Punta Tuna Lighthouse, Maunabo, Puerto Rico; Quinta, Mexico; Ragged Point, CA; Reddington, FL; Refugio State Beach; Rollover Pass, TX; Romberg Tiburon Center, CA; San Clemente Is, CA; San Diego, Border Park; San Diego, Point Loma; San Diego, Scripps Long-range; San Elijo State Beach, CA; San Nicolas Island, CA; Sandy Cove, NS; Sandy Hook; Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz Island, CA; Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District, CA, USA; Sauzal, Mexico; Seaside Park, NJ; Seaside, OR; Shelter Cove, CA; Singing River, MS; Slide Ranch, CA; St. Catherine's, GA; Staten Island, NY; Stehli Beach, NY; Strathmere, NJ; Summerland Sanitary District; Sunset Beach Resort, Cape Charles, VA; The Exploratorium Museum, CA; Torrance Beach, CA; Trinidad, CA; Upper Trestles, San Diego, CA; Venice, FL; Villarino, Mexico; Virginia Key, FL; Waldport, OR; Westshore Coal Terminal, Tsawwassen; Wildwood; Winchester Bay, OR; Yaquina Head Long, OR; Yaquina Head South, OR; Alabama; Baja; Blanco; Brant; Cape Charles; Cape May; Captain Island; Catalina; Chapel Hill; Diablo; Joubin; Loma; Long Point; Nantucket; Pacific; Palmer-Station; Pillar; Ragged Point; Refugio; Sandy Cove; Scripps; Shelter Cove; Trinidad; Antarc*; Antarctica; North Atlantic; Alaska
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The archival package contains ocean surface radial velocities collected from High frequency (HF) radar stations. NDBC, which with SIO assembles data from the IOOS HF Radar Network, submits these data monthly to NCEI as part of NCEI's Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers (IOOS DACs) Data Stewardship Program. Radial velocity files contain metadata in a key-value format while the measured velocities and associated ancillary data are reported in a tab-delimited format. Remote sensing of ocean surface velocity from shore-based HF radar sites bridges an operational observational gap between point samples obtained from in-situ sampling and synoptic scale relatively low resolution data obtained from satellites by providing continuous mesoscale coverage at relatively high resolution near the coast. HF radar systems measure the speed of ocean surface currents in directions radial to the antenna in near real time. Radial measurements of ocean velocity may be used directly in some applications such as model assimilation but are commonly used in combination with overlapping sites to estimate the total vector ocean velocity. Radial velocities alone are a measurement of surface ocean velocity projected along the direction radial to the antenna. Systems operate continuously in all weather conditions and are installed near the coastline. Range resolution of measured currents is determined by the radar transmit bandwidth used. Bandwidth is controlled by radio frequency licenses and translates to range resolutions of 0.5 to 6 kilometers. Maximum ranges of current measurements also depend on radar transmit frequency and vary from about 40 km offshore to about 200 km offshore. Velocities are measured in the upper 0.3 - 2.5 meters of the ocean depending on the operating frequency and vertical velocity shear profile.