The analysis and digital signal processing of NOAA's surface current mapping system |
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Authors: | Leise J |
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Institution: | Wave Propagation Laboratory NOAA/ERL, Boulder, CO, USA; |
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Abstract: | We describe newly developed numerical procedures used to analyze and process sea-echo data acquired with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) dual-site HF-radar system called Coastal Ocean Dynamics Applications Radar (CODAR). CODAR is a transportable shore-based system that can map surface currents out to a nominal range of 50 km. Since its introduction in 1976, it has performed well in a dozen major experiments. Until recently, however, the data processing was labor intensive, difficult to understand, and slow. The processing presented here largely corrects these difficulties, giving CODAR reliable real-time mapping capabilities. |
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