Environment, Nature & Climate · North America

USA - Marine Cadastre - High Frequency Radar Stations

Shore-based high frequency (HF) radar stations that measure the speed and direction of ocean surface currents in near real time up to 200 km offshore, used for search and rescue, oil spill and algal bloom tracking and model validation. Most are coordinated through the U.S. Integrated Ocean…

Source: U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) / NOAA Office for Coastal Management (via MarineCadastre.gov)

Licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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