Success Stories – Making a Difference Optimizing HF Radar for SAR using USCG Surface Drifters Art Allen U. S. Coast Guard Josh Kohut, Scott Glenn Rutgers University and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System
USCG Area of Responsibility
Mid-Atlantic is the Most Urbanized Coast in the Unites States Puerto Rico has many similarities
CG Wide 1) 3 searches / day = ~ 1000 / yr 2) 3 persons lost / day = ~ 1000 / yr 3) Costs $10 k/hr to search • $10 k/hr x ~1000 x ~ 3 hr = ~ $30 M 4) Value of Statistical Life = $3 M • 1000 x $3 M = ~ $3 B
CG Wide 1) Assume 100 persons involved / yr with sub-optimal search areas 2) Assume 22% POS now “typical” 3) 22 save/100 vs. 48/100 vs. 67/100 4) Save 26 to 45 additional persons / yr • ($ 78 M – $135 M VSL)
Search & Rescue Problem • Create a SAR case when alerted • Gather data, estimate uncertainties • Use model to determine search area • Estimate resource availability and capability • Plan the next search • Promulgate the search plan • Perform the search plan • Evaluate the completed search • Repeat above until survivors are found and rescued
Compact CODAR HF Radars Receive Antenna 5 MHz Transmit Antenna 25 MHz and 13 MHz
MARCOOS
Integration of CODAR and UConn Statistical Forecasts with SAROPS 2002 – Tidally Dominated – Long Island Sound 2004 - Winds & Tides - Full Continental Shelf Arthur Allen, Chris Turner, Marion Lewandowski, Paul Hall, Eoin Howlett, Dave Ullman, Jim O’Donnell, Todd Fake, Josh Kohut, Hugh Roarty, Scott Glenn
US Coast Guard Self Locating Data Marker Buoy (SLDMB) Drifters are Tossed Overboard Expand Drift with the Surface currents Positions transmitted to Shore via satellite
Comparison of Actual Drifter Tracks with CODAR Data New Jersey Shelf (2004) Long Island Sound (2002) Nearest Coastal Site CODAR Currents SLDMB Drifter
Comparison of Actual Drifter Tracks with CODAR Data New Jersey Shelf (2004) Long Island Sound (2002) Nearest Coastal Site CODAR Currents SLDMB Drifter
Lost Glider Recovery: Rutgers, USCG, Civil Air Patrol Lost Found 10 days later Civil Air Patrol Communication Plane Search Plane Glider ru 02 as seen from Search Plane
MARCOOS Forecast Models HF Radar Data Assimilation Statistical Model STPS – U. Connecticut Dynamical Models NYHOPS – Stevens Institute of Technology ROMS – Rutgers University HOPS – U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth All 4 forecasts will be evaluated for inclusion in the USCG search planning tool, SAROPS