gcoos hf radar gap analysis version 1.0, 27 june 2008
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GCOOS HF Radar Gap Analysis Version 1.0, 27 June 2008. Key Authors Stephan Howden, USM Nick Shay, UM Ann Jochens, TAMU Consulted with GCOOS-RA Board of Directors Harvey Seim, SECOORA. All RA HFR Gap Analyses available at http://www.usnfra.org/committees.html. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
GCOOS HF Radar Gap AnalysisVersion 1.0, 27 June 2008
• Key Authors– Stephan Howden, USM– Nick Shay, UM– Ann Jochens, TAMU
• Consulted with– GCOOS-RA Board of Directors– Harvey Seim, SECOORA
All RA HFR Gap Analyses available at http://www.usnfra.org/committees.html
GCOOS Network of HF Radar Observing Systems for Surface Currents and Waves
• Continue operations of the existing operational High Frequency Radar
(HFR) network (6 units) in the GCOOS region;
• Determine the status of units that once were operational and whether
such units can be incorporated into the GCOOS HFR network;
• Develop a more complete understanding of quality control and quality
assurance issues for different HFR systems and how to ensure
compatibility and ability to combine measurements from different HFR
systems; and
• Develop for the Gulf a plan for choosing particular HFR station types,
operating frequencies, locations, and infrastructure plans for each site.
Gaps
• Long-Range (>75 km range) HFR: – No operational long-range HFR stations from Brownsville, TX, to Gulfport,
MS (approximately 750 mi). – USM 's long-range HFR stations cover the region from Gulfport, MS, to
Destin, FL. – Another gap exists from Destin, FL, to Redington Shores, FL (approximately
450 mi). – USF's long-range HFR stations cover the region from Redington Shores to
Naples, FL. – The region between Naples, FL, down to the Keys (~ 250 mi) and over into
the Miami, FL, area is the last GCOOS gap.
• Short- and Medium-Range HFR: There is insufficient funding to cover the entire Gulf Coast with these radars; only selected areas.
Priorities for HFR Network
• Cover the US Gulf Coast by long-distance (>75 km) radar systems with overlapping coverage sufficient to estimate 2-D surface current fields in these regions.
• Install HFR equipment that can also measure directional wave information where affordable
• Nest higher frequency radar systems within selected regions for higher spatial and temporal resolution systems is to cover regions with substantial ship and boat traffic.
– 6 NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS)
• Houston/Galveston, TX,
• Sabine Neches, TX,
• Gulfport, MS,
• Pascagoula, MS,
• Tampa Bay, FL
– Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River
– Corpus Christi, TX
– Miami, FL
• Conduct pilot project to determine how to combine data from different HF radars into a Gulf coastal surface current map
36 HF Radar Sites
Location and Year of Deployment
Tentative Institution
Year 1 - LR Year 2 - LR Year 3 - LR Year 4 - SMR Year 5 – SMR
Texas TAMU 3 East* 2 South 1 South none 2 Sabine Neches Louisiana LSU 1 West* 2 East 4 Central 1 West 2 Miss Riv (LR) Mississippi USM none none none 2 Pascagoula 2 Gulfport Alabama DISL none none none 2 Mobile Bay none Florida FSU/UWF
FSU USF UM
2 Panhandle none none none
none 2 Big Bend**
none none
none 1 Big Bend
none none
none none
2 N Central none
none none none none
Est. Cost $1,840,020 $1,873,950 $1,901,790 $2,245,235 $1,985,455