paluzzi@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Peter Paluzzi- ZeroOne) (02/09/90)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
Santa Clara Valley Section
Coastal Ecology, Oceanography and
Ocean Current Mapping Radar
Prof. John Vesecky
STAR Laboratory, Electrical Engineering Dept.
Stanford University
Thursday, February 15, 1990 at 7:30 pm
A high frequency ground based radar has been installed on
the Big Sur coast south of Monterey to measure surface
currents offshore. These measurements are used to investi-
gate the relationship between winds and coastal upwelling
and the effect of current transport on ocean biology. Coa-
stal ecology is often thought of as survival of the fittest
in terms of overgrowing and mating competition. Prof. Jon
Roughgarden at Stanford has introduced consideration of
other factors, such as the ocean currents where larvae exist
for weeks before attaching to rocks at the shoreline.
Direct measurement of the relevant currents by radar allows
quantitative investigation of the interaction between physi-
cal oceanography and marine biology. Further, the radar
data can be used to investigate the interaction of the
offshore wind field and coastal upwelling or downwelling.
Principles of radar operation and results from August and
September, 1989 will be presented.
The meeting will be held in room 450 of the Durand Building
at Stanford University and will be preceded by a diner as
noted below. For the meeting please enter through the doors
at the ground floor level and take the elevator to the 4th
floor. From the elevator, room 450 is directly across the
has with restrooms around the corner to your left.
Dinner: 5:30 pm Cocktails with Dinner at 6:00 PM
Sundance Mine Company
1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (across from Stanford Campus)
Reservations: Sieglinde Barsch (415) 723-3614
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Peter Paluzzi, Sr. Graphics Analyst, Sterling Software, ZeroOne Group
Advanced Computing Facility, NASA/Ames Research Center, Mail Stop 233-3
Moffett Field, CA 94035
paluzzi@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (415) 694-4589