Davis Strait Iceberg Scouring Study

Résumé du livre

CODAR (Coastal Ocean Dynamics Application Radar) is currentlybeing used by various agencies to map currents on the uppersurface of the ocean. The radar operates in the HF band and usescoherent Doppler processing. This report analytically predictsthe change in CODAR's performance for surveys over less saline, (brackish) waters. Essentially this predicts a reduction in therange over such waters, compared with the typical range over seawater. Once performance over brackish water is quantified, thereport looks at the ability of CODAR to identify an estuarinefront where the area under survey would be characterized by twosalinities, inside and outside the front. Lastly threeoceanographic scenarios are studied to determine theeffectiveness of CODAR to map surface currents in those areas.