IOOS HF Radar

IOOS operates the nation’s only high-frequency (HF) radar network, providing real-time information on the speed and direction of surface currents. This network supports search and rescue operations, response to oil spills, marine shipping navigation, monitoring and tracking harmful algal blooms and coastal water quality monitoring. The data are also routinely ingested into oceanographic models. Research is exploring the use of HF radar for application to tsunami detection and monitoring significant wave heights. The network currently consists of approximately 140 radars in nearly every coastal state plus Puerto Rico.

Registration at http://rowg.org/bin/view/System/UserRegistration is strongly encouraged to enable access to the latest documents on data management and analysis. NOTE: ROWG.org is a wiki so registration is required and is moderated. Therefore, one’s access will not be immediate.

This Scripps page is the development site for the national HF radar network and gives access to radar site metadata and diagnostics. The radar sites are marked with green, red, yellow or white balloon markers.

This National Data Buoy Center page is accessed here.

General Info
- IOOS HF Radar Homepage
  Summary of IOOS HF radar activities National HF Radar Plan

Data Visualization & Access
- Google Earth KML (7 day)
- Data Access via CORDC THREDDS Server
- Data Access via NDBC THREDDS Server
- Conversion of native radar formats to standardized format
  ROWG.org wiki registration required and is moderated so one’s access will not be immediate. There are also data analysis tools kept at the ROWG.org wiki page.

Documentation
- General HF radar network documents including archiving at NCEI
- A large number of files that describe the network servers and file formats
  ROWG.org wiki registration required and is moderated so one’s access will not be immediate
- QARTOD Manual

Data Provider Tools

IOOS HF Radar

HFR Resources