National Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce and Coastal Environments (CSR)

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National Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime
Commerce and Coastal Environments (CSR)
Scott Glenn Rutgers University Honolulu - October
8, 2008
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Rutgers University - Coastal Ocean Observation
Lab Operations, Data Fusion Education Center
Field Communications
L-Band X-Band Satellite Systems
3-D Nowcasts Forecasts
Glider Fleet
CODAR Network
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International Constellation
Regional
X-Band (installed 2003)
L-Band (installed 1992)
OCM Chlorophyll India
FY1-D ch7ch9 China
Local
Global
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B)
C)

• CODAR
• HF Radar
• Network

D)
E)
C)
F)
G)
H)
I)
J)
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Autonomous Underwater Gliders
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B)
A)
C)
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Success
Stories Making a Difference Optimizing HF
Radar for SAR using USCG Surface Drifters
Art Allen U.S. Coast Guard Scott Glenn Rutgers
University and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Coastal
Ocean Observing System
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MARCOOS Theme 1 Maritime Safety Search And
Rescue
MAB CODAR Network
NOAA Coastal Site CODAR Currents SLDMB Drifter
SLDMB Drifter
Drifter Test Results CODAR Exceeds
Present Methodology
SAROPS After CODAR Small Stratified Search
Areas
SAROPS Before CODAR Large Random Search Area
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HF Radar for Over-the-Horizon Vessel Detection
Tracking DHS COE Port Security
Investigators Scott Glenn Josh Kohut -
Rutgers Coastal Ocean Observation Lab
Dimitri Metaxas - Rutgers Computational
Biomedicine Imaging and Modeling Don
Barrick - CODAR Ocean Sensors Jorge
Corredor University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

DHS
COE

Dynamic Data Analysis
Dual use from the same Radar network Currents
(SAR) Ships (MDA) Distributed network is robust
to countermeasures Multi-static operation
further increases coverage
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Vessel Detection Tracking Radar Systems
Skywave HF Radars
Satellite Microwave Radars
Over-the-Horizon Surface Wave HF Radars
Line-of-Sight Microwave Radars
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Bragg Peaks from a Moving Bistatic Transmitter
(4.66 MHz)
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Bragg Peaks from a Bistatic Moving Transmitter
(4.66 MHz)
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Vessel Detection and Tracking
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SeaTow 25
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HF Radar Ship DetectionSite Moriches 5MHz
Tuesday July 8, 2008 1343 GMT Range Cell 5 29 km
from site
Ship Detections
Possible Target
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• Automated Information Service (AIS)
• Augment Port AIS with Coastal AIS systems
• Extend Validation Dataset into the Approaches

w/ GPS Timing
AIS Receiver
Existing Testbed Coverage
Enhanced Coverage -2006
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The CaRA Example
Planned HF Radar Sites In Puerto Rico
AIS Vessel Traffic in the Mona Passage
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Eighty-SeaSonde West Coast NetworkReal-Time
Currents From Mexico nearly to Canada

• Long-range (5 MHz) range 200 km
• Standard-range (13 MHz) for high-traffic regions
• Localized (25 MHz) for harbor areas
• Hi-Res (42 MHz) inside bays

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Canadian Coast Guard CODAR HF Radar Sites for SAR
Entire network to operate on a single
frequency(4.82 MHz)
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Phase 1 Study -- Long-Range SeaSonde HF Radar
Performance near Nordkap for Navy/NOBLE Program
Ship Surveillance and Environmental Monitoring

• Investigators CODAR, Rutgers, CodarNor
• Objective Performance assessment vs. radar and
  environmental factors
• Coverage region for current mapping from proposed
  Long-Range SeaSonde Sites

Russian Border
KJØLNES
VARDØ
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Emerging Collaborations NATO National Undersea
Research Center
Jochen Horstmann (NATO NURC) Planned Vessel
Detection Experiment in the Ligurian Sea (March
2009)
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• National International Collaborations
• Over-The-Horizon Surface Wave HF Radar
• Coast Guard Search And Rescue
• Environmental Monitoring
• Vessel Detection Tracking

Over 250 CODARs Deployed Worldwide
Global Vessel Traffic
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International Consortium of Ocean Observing Labs
(I-COOL)
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Chlorophyll a
0
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I-COOL Education Opportunities HMS Challenger
Mission
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D)
Undergraduate Underwater Glider Flights New
York to Halifax Trans-Atlantic
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• Conclusions Over-The-Horizon HF Radar
• Gap Filling Technology for Vessel Tracking
• Present Research Focus is Vessel Detection
• Dual-Use Technology for Search-And-Rescue
• Existing Global Footprint