Deployments

WERA HF radar systems have been deployed in locations around Australia as part of a coordinated network of HF radars delivering quality assured data into a national archive. ACORN is part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

This is a joint project with Neptune Radar Ltd that focuses mainly on the reliability of wave measurements with research on a new idea to exploit the fact that different radar operating frequencies have different responses to wave conditions. Swansea University have deployed a directional buoy for validation purposes.

It builds on a previous project, 2003 - 2005, which was aimed at demonstrating the accuracy of the wave measurements at 60 km offshore using a Datawell directional waverider. The accuracy was deemed to be sufficient for operational applications but the planned deployment of radars within WAVENET was cancelled.

The EU funded EuroROSE (European Radar Ocean Sensing) project aimed to demonstrate the use of remote sensing by area-covering HF and X-band radar, combined with high-resolution wave and current models, in the provision of now- and forecasts for vessel management at harbour approaches.

WERA HF radar systems have been deployed in locations around Australia as part of a coordinated network of HF radars delivering quality assured data into a national archive. ACORN is part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO – now part of the University of Georgia) and the University of South Carolina are using WERA radar systems to measure ocean surface currents and waves on the Georgia and South Carolina coastlines of the USA.

The EU funded EuroROSE (European Radar Ocean Sensing) project aimed to demonstrate the use of remote sensing by area-covering HF and X-band radar, combined with high-resolution wave and current models, in the provision of now- and forecasts for vessel management at harbour approaches.

The HYD2M project (Hydrodynamics of Raz Blanchard: Measurements and Modelling) aims to characterize the hydrodynamic processes inside Raz Blanchard and their interactions in order to improve the tidal stream energy estimate.

These radars were operated by the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Engineering (KAIST). The radars only use 8 antennas in the receive arrays so the data are not ideal for wave measurement but we processed 1 year of their data on our own servers so they could assess the performance.

For more information visit the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (RSMAS).

For more information visit the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (RSMAS).

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The Met Office in Oman have purchased a WERA HF radar system from Helzel GmbH with real time software for wave, current and wind measurement from Seaview Sensing.

WERA HF radar systems have been deployed in locations around Australia as part of a coordinated network of HF radars delivering quality assured data into a national archive. ACORN is part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

WERA HF radar systems have been deployed in locations around Australia as part of a coordinated network of HF radars delivering quality assured data into a national archive. ACORN is part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

These radars are owned by SHOM and operated by ACTIMAR.

This experiment was part of the Surface Current And Wave Variability EXperiment (SCAWVEX), an EC MAST project to study the variability of waves and currents. Central to the project was the use of HF Radar to measure waves and currents simultaneously. Also fundamental was the intercomparison of different measurement techniques. The WERA radar was developed during this project.

These radars are operated by the University of Plymouth to provide data to assess the resource and impact of wave power devices due to be installed at this site.