HF Radar in Prince William Sound

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HF Radar in Prince William Sound
Rachel Potter, University of Alaska Fairbanks,
October 11, 2006
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Field Site Locations
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Map Surface Currents
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Map Surface Currents
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Remote Power

• Wind Turbine
• Solar Panels
• Propane Generator

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Remote Power

• Wind Turbine
• Solar Panels
• Propane Generator

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HF Radar Timeline
2006 - Both Sites Operational

• Installed May 2004
• Has Run Intermittently
• Remote Power Issues
• Hardware Issues
• Weather
• Winterized August 2006
• Will Redeploy May-ish 2007

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June/July 2006 Movie
June/July 2005 Movie
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Obviously More Analysis Needs to be Done in Order
to Truly Understand This Dynamic System
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Last Time
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And if you add in SST