Strait of Georgia Oceanographic Radar System Deployed 2016-03-23

The Strait of Georgia CODAR Array was deployed on 2016-03-23 at Strait of Georgia. Strait of Georgia is located between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia. There are many narrow channels and islands in this region. Located at the south end are the Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands. The Discovery Islands and Discovery Passage are located at the north end. This device is a Oceanographic Radar System. Oceanographic radars measure the ocean surface currents and waves in near real-time, by timing reflected radio waves, and contribute to an accurate prediction of severe weather conditions. It was deployed on a fixed platform. Data from this deployment were archived and made available through Ocean Networks Canada's Oceans 2.0 digital infrastructure, with quality assurance and derived data products following established practices.