IMOS - ACORN - Cape Spencer HF ocean radar station (South Australia Gulfs, South Australia, Australia)

• Other Authors: Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) (isOwnedBy)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: data.gov.au
• Subjects: Atmosphere; Atmospheric Winds; Coastal Processes; Coral Reefs; Doppler Frequency; Eddies; Ocean Circulation; Ocean Currents; Ocean Waves; Ocean Winds; Oceans; Phased Array; Physical Oceanography; Radiance Or Imagery; Radio Wave; Sea State; Significant Wave Height; South Australia; Southern Ocean; Surface Winds; Swells; Upwelling; WERA HF Radar; Wave Frequency; Wave Length; Wave Period; Wave Spectra; Wind Waves; Wind-driven Circulation; Cape Spencer; Kangaroo Island
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/imos-acorn-cape-australia-australia/1926495; http://data.gov.au/dataset/190df2bc-71f8-4410-8bb7-f1a5071078f3

The Cape Spencer (CSP) HF ocean radar site (35.294 S, 136.879 E) is one of two HF ocean radars covering the area between Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. The other HF ocean radar station is at Cape Wiles. The HF ocean radar coverage is from the coast to beyond the edge of the continental shelf. \n\nThe CSP HF ocean radar is a WERA phased array system with a 16-element receive array. This radar operates at a frequency of 8.512 MHz, with a bandwidth of 33 KHz, a maximum range of 200 Km and a range resolution of 4.5 Km. Azimuthally the radar covers a sweep 60 deg either side of a bore sight direction of 237 deg true east of north (approximately north by north-west).\n\nWithin the HF radar coverage area surface current radials are measured. Data are also collected from which wind directions and significant wave height can be calculated. Website of the Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) -