High frequency radar systems bounce signals off the water to measure surface current speed and direction in near real time. By knowing what surface currents are doing, scientists can better predict how things in the water will move. Today's Diving Deeper explores this technology further and the many benefits from this data.

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U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System

High Frequency Radar

Ocean Observing Key to Oil Spill Response

Join us for a talk with two NOAA experts about a multi-year effort to restore the environment in the aftermath of a spill that dumped 53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay. While we're focusing on this one spill, you'll get a good idea of how we deal as a nation with big spills wherever and whenever they occur along our coasts. Guests for this episode include Greg Baker, regional resource coordinator with NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration, and Natalie Cosentino-Manning, restoration program manager for the Southwest region of the U.S. with NOAA's Fisheries Restoration Center.

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NOAA's Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program

NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration

Restoration Center | NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation

Cosco Busan Settlement (podcast)