A Study of a Novel High Frequency Radar Network for Ocean Dynamics Surveillance

The importance of high-frequency (HF) radar net-work has been widely recognized. This paper introduces deployment and operation of a distributed HF radar network in the Taiwan Strait to measure ocean surface currents. The HF radar network, which was built in the end of 2016 and in the beginning of 2017, consisted of one ship-mounted, and two shore-based HF radars. Monostatic or bistatic configuration can be implemented along this network by means of co-location or separation of the transmit and receive radar stations. In addition, the data processing of radar system is introduced. What’s more, range-Doppler spectra for three radar sites are exhibited, as the foundation of the extraction of radial and elliptical currents.