Block Island Sound Map Viewer-Long Island Sound Coastal Observatory - Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (ODIS id: 2681)
Block Island Sound Map Viewer-Long Island Sound Coastal Observatory - Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
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Block Island Sound Map Viewer-Long Island Sound Coastal Observatory - NERACOOS
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Abstract
CODAR is a unique coastal High Frequency (HF) radar system (www.codaros.com) that maps surface currents in real time. The system's extremely convenient compact size, operational versatility, and low cost are the result of a 25 year evolution by the U.S. team that invented HF radar for ocean current mapping. In its long-range mode, CODAR can map surface currents out to 50-70 km, depending on a number of environmental factors. CODAR's area resolution for the long-range mode is 2-3 km, and 1-2 km for the short-range mode which can map surface currents out to 25-45 km.