CODAR in Alaska

These instruments are currently being manufactured by CODAR Ocean Sensors in Los Altos, California and will be phased into operation through the spring and summer of 2003. The systems have ultimately been slated for operation at remote sites in Prince William Sound and the Northern Gulf of Alaska.

Due to the technical complexities and extreme costs associated with maintaining and monitoring these systems at remote locations, prototype power and telemetry systems will be deployed near the road system on the eastern edge of Cook Inlet, see figure 1. The funding for these systems is being provided by grants awarded by The National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).