Coastal Ocean Radar (CODAR) Site Locations

CODAR is used to measure the surface currents of the coastal ocean. A
transmitter sends out a radio frequency that bounces off the ocean
surface and back to areceiver antenna. Using this information and the
principles of the Doppler shift, CODAR is able to calculate the speed
and direction of the surface current. These calculations are made at
about every half mile across the surface and extend as far as about
twenty miles offshore.

Detailed pictures are available for the following CODAR sites:

Site 1: Brant Beach, New Jersey

Site 2: Brigantine, New Jersey

Central Site: Tuckerton, New Jersey

Shack Interior:

Instrument Box

Antennas (Receiver and Transmitter)