Use of GPS-Tracked Drifters to Study Water Mass Exchange and Horizontal Dispersion near a Tidal Inlet.

This program involved tracking surface drifters, equipped with GPS and VH electronics, in the waters near Beaufort Inlet, NC. The primary objectives were to effect improvements in drifter tracking technology and to study circulation and dynamics near Beaufort Inlet.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Churchill, J. H., Aubrey, D. G.
Other Authors: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA DEPT OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1996
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*TIDAL CURRENTS
*OCEAN TIDES
WATER FLOW
OCEAN CURRENTS
OCEAN SURFACE
TRACKING
MASS FLOW
DRIFT
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
MASS TRANSFER
WATER MASSES
HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING
BEAUFORT SEA
Beaufort Sea
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA310619
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA310619
Description
Summary:This program involved tracking surface drifters, equipped with GPS and VH electronics, in the waters near Beaufort Inlet, NC. The primary objectives were to effect improvements in drifter tracking technology and to study circulation and dynamics near Beaufort Inlet.

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