CODAR training – 06/11/09

Monday, June 29th, 2009 Igor Heifetz

As part of the Research Internship in Oceanographic Sciences Program (RIOS Program 09), Andre Amador and Samuel Rivera received an introduction and training on the CODAR SeaSonde Systems. This trip helped the students to understand the basic operations of CODAR software and hardware. Sea Bright and Sandy Hook sites were visited for this field exercise on June 11, 2009.

During this first trip, Ethan Handel showed students the different hardware components of the CODAR System – location for Rx and Tx antennas and equipment shed. He showed the correct way to assemble hardware, described the role of each component, and showed tests that need to be done every time the CODAR site is visited. Ethan showed the students the log notes kept at each site, and trained Andre and Sam in the correct way of measuring the vital CODAR site statistics.

This training will certainly be of great use to the students, since they are expected to work at the CDDO site in Puerto Rico. Samuel described the experience as “unique, invaluable and most of all exiting.” Andre said, “I hope we are going to have the opportunity to see more sites.”