Assessment of the water fluxes from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean using a coastal HF radar
Εκτίμηση των ροών της Μαύρης Θάλασσας προς τη Μεσόγειο με την χρήση παράκτιου συστήματος καταγραφής ρευμάτων (HF radar)
Abstract
A two-site WERA High Frequency radar (HF radar) system, named “Dardanos”, was installed in November 2009 on the eastern coast of Lemnos Island, North Aegean Sea,with an initial purpose to monitor the surface inflow of Black Sea waters exiting from the Dardanelles Strait, as well as to constitute a coastal management tool for incidents of oil- pollution or search-and-rescue operations.
This thesis aims to exploit this recently installed coastal High-Frequency radar system in an effort to quanti...