Calculating lateral plume spreading with surface Lagrangian drifters
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DOI: 10.1002/lom3.10356
Abstract: This work provides a rare quantification of lateral spreading from Lagrangian measurements in a buoyant river plume by comparing four methods. Drifter motions, including along‐stream shear and rotation, can be incorrectly interpreted as lateral spreading.… read more here.
Keywords: surface lagrangian; lateral spreading; plume; lagrangian drifters ... See more keywords