Mid-Atlantic Bight HF Radar Consortium

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A Regional HF Radar Pilot Product Serving IOOS
needs in the Mid-Atlantic Bight
Mid-Atlantic Bight HF Radar Consortium
5 years later
2000
Present
Wendell Brown, Dave Ullman, Dan Halloway, Art
Allen, Marion Lewandowski, Jim ODonnell, Alan
Blumberg, Michael Bruno, Josh Kohut, Scott Glenn,
Mohsen Badiey, Bruce Lipphardt, Denny Kirwan,
Bill Boicourt, John Moisen, Larry Atkinson, Mark
Bushnell, Jack Harlan, Harvey Seim and MANY others
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Mid-Atlantic HF Radar Consortium

• University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
• University of Rhode Island
• United States Coast Guard RD Center
• University of Connecticut
• Stevens Institute of Technology
• Rutgers University
• University of Delaware
• University of Maryland
• NASA, Wallops Island
• Old Dominion University
• NOAA, Chesapeake Bay
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Over 50 Years of HF Radar experience site
selection to product delivery
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Present Status of the Standard Range Systems
10 Operating 4 Funded
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Present Status of the Mid-Atlantic Long-Range
Mid-Range Systems
9 Operating 3 Funded 3 Pending
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Scientific Research Mid Atlantic HF Radar
Consortium
2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting

• 20 Total Papers
• - Freshwater outflow
• - Remote sensing
• - Fisheries science
• - Education/Outreach
• - IOOS
• - HF Radar (4)
• 2006 Process Studies
• - LaTTE (NSF)
• - SW06 (ONR)
• Mid-Shelf Front (NSF)
• - LISICOS Hypoxia (NOAA)

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Ensuring public health Search and Rescue, United
States Coast Guard, Office of Search and Rescue
Long Range (2004)
Standard Range (2002)
NOAA CODARSLDMB
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Ensuring public health Search and Rescue, United
States Coast Guard, Office of Search and Rescue

• Real-Time surface currents
• Forecasted surface currents
• (STPS)

1) User selects desired data product from
interactive menu 2) User specifies time window of
interest
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Managing resources for sustainable use Adaptive
Sampling Strategies, NOAA Fisheries
Ship-to-shore Communication
NOAA Fisheries ServiceNortheast Fisheries
Science Center Conserving Our Nation's Living
Oceans For Over 125 Years
James J. HowardMarine Sciences Laboratory
John Manderson (NOAA) and John Quinlan (RU)
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Managing resources for sustainable use Adaptive
Sampling Strategies, NOAA Fisheries
Mid Atlantic Catch Data
Plume Edge
Seaward of the edge
Shoreward of the edge
Depth (m)
18 m
Menhaden
Sea floor
I cant imagine going out without this
information - John Manderson (NOAA)
Time/Distance
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Facilitating safe and efficient marine
operations Safe Harbor Operations, NOAA PORTS
40 of the NOAA PORTS programs are in the MAB
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Facilitating safe and efficient marine
operations Safe Harbor Operations, NOAA PORTS
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NOAA PORTS Enhancements Data Assimilation

• Real-time current observations
• (ADCPs, CODAR) for nowcasting
• and forecasting
• 1) Water Level
• 2) Currents
• 3) Salinity

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Ensuring national security Vessel Tracking,
Department of Homeland Security
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Collaborations
March 21-23, 2006 Charleston, SC, USA
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NOAA Safe Sanctuaries Rapid response demonstration
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International Collaborations
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Conclusions

• A regional scale HF radar network is operating in
  the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
• Shelf-wide coverage with higher resolution near
  the estuaries.
• Knowledge base is here in the MAB for all
  components of the network (HF Radar Consortium
  with over 50 years combined experience).
• The network continues to support science and
  education activities in the region.
• Immediate impacts on NOAA, US Navy, USCG, DoD,
  and DHS operations including the MANY users these
  groups serve.
• A framework for inter-agency collaboration.

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