Mechanistic Drifting Forecast Model for A Small Semi-Submersible Drifter Under Tide–Wind–Wave Conditions
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DOI: 10.1007/s13344-018-0011-3
Abstract: Understanding the drifting motion of a small semi-submersible drifter is of vital importance regarding monitoring surface currents and the floating pollutants in coastal regions. This work addresses this issue by establishing a mechanistic drifting forecast… read more here.
Keywords: forecast model; drifter; small semi; semi submersible ... See more keywords
Global Observations of Horizontal Mixing from Argo Float and Surface Drifter Trajectories
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DOI: 10.1029/2018jc013750
Abstract: Mixing by mesoscale eddies in the ocean plays a major role in setting the distribution of oceanic tracers, with important implications for physical and biochemical systems at local to global scales. Roach et al. (2016;… read more here.
Keywords: surface; eddy diffusivity; argo; horizontal mixing ... See more keywords
Dead Reckoning for Trajectory Estimation of Underwater Drifters under Water Currents †
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DOI: 10.3390/jmse8030205
Abstract: Between external position updates, the most useful technique for trajectory estimation of a submerged drifter is dead reckoning (DR). These devices drift with the water current to measure the current’s velocity or to observe physical… read more here.
Keywords: trajectory estimation; water; water current; dead reckoning ... See more keywords
A gridded surface current product for the Gulf of Mexico from consolidated drifter measurements
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DOI: 10.5194/essd-13-645-2021
Abstract: Abstract. A large set of historical surface drifter data from the Gulf of Mexico – 3770 trajectories spanning 28 years and more than a dozen data sources – are collected, uniformly processed and quality controlled, and… read more here.
Keywords: consolidated drifter; surface; surface current; gulf mexico ... See more keywords