Rubio, A., Mader, J., Corgnati, L. et al. (15 more authors) (2017) HF Radar activity in European coastal seas: next steps toward a Pan-European HF Radar network. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4. 8. ISSN 2296-7745
Abstract
High Frequency Radar (HFR) is a land-based remote sensing instrument offering a unique insight to coastal ocean variability, by providing synoptic, high frequency and high resolution data at the ocean atmosphere interface. HFRs have become invaluable tools in the field of operational oceanography for measuring surface currents, waves and winds, with direct applications in different sectors and an unprecedented potential for the integrated management of the coastal zone. In Europe, the number of HFR networks has been showing a significant growth over the past 10 years, with over 50 HFRs currently deployed and a number in the planning stage. There is also a growing literature concerning the use of this technology in research and operational oceanography. A big effort is made in Europe toward a coordinated development of coastal HFR technology and its products within the framework of different European and international initiatives. One recent initiative has been to make an up-to-date inventory of the existing HFR operational systems in Europe, describing the characteristics of the systems, their operational products and applications. This paper offers a comprehensive review on the present status of European HFR network, and discusses the next steps toward the integration of HFR platforms as operational components of the European Ocean Observing System, designed to align and integrate Europe's ocean observing capacity for a truly integrated end-to-end observing system for the European coasts.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Rubio, Mader, Corgnati, Mantovani, Griffa, Novellino, Quentin, Wyatt, Schulz-Stellenfleth, Horstmann, Lorente, Zambianchi, Hartnett, Fernandes, Zervakis, Gorringe, Melet and Puillat. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Keywords: | high frequency radar; operational oceanography; coastal observing systems; radar remote sensing; surface currents; surface waves; model assessment; data assimilation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematics and Statistics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 May 2019 09:32 |
Last Modified: | 29 Aug 2019 10:54 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fmars.2017.00008 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:143871 |