Operation and application of a regional high-frequency radar network in the Mid-Atlantic Bight

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 133-145

  Roarty, Hugh ^a   Glenn, Scott ^a   Kohut, Josh ^a   Gong, Donglai ^a   Handel, Ethan ^a   Rivera, Erick ^a   Garner, Teresa ^b   Atkinson, Larry ^b   Brown, Wendell ^c   Jakubiak, Chris ^c   Muglia, Mike ^d   Haines, Sara ^d   Seim, Harvey ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

HF radar; Networks; Ocean currents; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; QUALITY CONTROL; RADAR; RADAR STATIONS; REMOTE SENSING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM; COASTGUARDS; CONCERTED EFFORT; DATA SUPPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; HATTERAS; HF RADARS; HIGH-FREQUENCY RADAR; INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS; MID-ATLANTIC BIGHTS; NETWORKS; OPTIMAL PLANNING; SEARCH AND RESCUE; SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS; U.S. COAST GUARDS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DATA MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; HARDWARE; INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM; OCEANIC CURRENT; PLANNING SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE COD; CAPE HATTERAS; HATTERAS ISLAND; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650804945     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.44.6.5     Document Type: Article

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