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A performance comparison for two lagrangian drifter designs

David L. Mackas Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, B.C.
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William R. Crawford Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, B.C.
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Pearn P. Niiler Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, Calif.
Pages 443-456 | Received 03 Jun 1988, Published online: 19 Nov 2010

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WilliamR. Crawford, JosefY. Cherniawsky & Patrick Cummins. (1999) Surface currents in British Columbia coastal waters: Comparison of observations and model predictions. Atmosphere-Ocean 37:3, pages 255-280.
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WilliamR. Crawford, MichaelJ. Woodward, MichaelG. G. Foreman & RichardE. Thomson. (1995) Oceanographic features of Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound in Summer. Atmosphere-Ocean 33:4, pages 639-681.
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Ove Pärn, Lina Davulienė, Diego Macias Moy, Kaimo Vahter, Adolf Stips & Tomas Torsvik. (2023) Effects of Eulerian current, Stokes drift and wind while simulating surface drifter trajectories in the Baltic Sea. Oceanologia 65:3, pages 453-465.
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Pierre-Marie Poulain & Riccardo Gerin. (2019) Assessment of the Water-Following Capabilities of CODE Drifters Based on Direct Relative Flow Measurements. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 36:4, pages 621-633.
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Maria Gästgifvars, Hannu Lauri, Annakaisa Sarkanen, Kai Myrberg, Oleg Andrejev & Cecilia Ambjörn. (2006) Modelling surface drifting of buoys during a rapidly-moving weather front in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 70:4, pages 567-576.
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Kenneth F. Drinkwater & John W. Loder. (2001) Near-surface horizontal convergence and dispersion near the tidal-mixing front on Northeastern Georges Bank. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 48:1-3, pages 311-339.
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David L Mackas & Douglas R Yelland. (1999) Horizontal flux of nutrients and plankton across and along the British Columbia continental margin. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 46:11-12, pages 2941-2967.
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W. R. Crawford, J. Y. Cherniawsky, P. F. Cummins & M. G. G. Foreman. (1998) Variability of tidal currents in a wide strait: A comparison between drifter observations and numerical simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 103:C6, pages 12743-12759.
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E. D. Cokelet & P. J. Stabeno. (1997) Mooring observations of the thermal structure, salinity, and currents in the SE Bering Sea basin. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 102:C10, pages 22947-22964.
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Mark S. Swenson & Pearn P. Niiler. (1996) Statistical analysis of the surface circulation of the California Current. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 101:C10, pages 22631-22645.
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W.R. Crawford, J.Y. Cherniawsky, C.G. Hannah & V.A. Ballantyne. (1996) Current predictions for oil spill models. Spill Science & Technology Bulletin 3:4, pages 235-239.
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R. M. BROWN, K. L. DENMAN, G. A. BORSTAD & J. R. PARKS. (1993) The use of satellite imagery to direct research ship sampling operations. Fisheries Oceanography 2:3-4, pages 184-190.
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M.J. Woodward, W.R. Crawford, K.F. Drinkwater & M.J. Hill. (1991) Lagrangian Measurement Of Surface Currents Using Loran-c Drifters. Lagrangian Measurement Of Surface Currents Using Loran-c Drifters.
Gary L. Hitchcock, Donald B. Olson, George A. Knauer, Alexander A. P. Pszenny & James N. Galloway. (1990) Horizontal diffusion and new production in the Sargasso Sea. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 4:3, pages 253-265.
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Mark R. Abbott, Kenneth H. Brink, C. R. Booth, Dolors Blasco, L. A. Codispoti, Pearn P. Niiler & Steven R. Ramp. (1990) Observations of phytoplankton and nutrients from a Lagrangian drifter off northern California. Journal of Geophysical Research 95:C6, pages 9393.
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