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Calibrated Lagrangian Drifters

Calibrated Lagrangian Drifters. Andy Sybrandy , Pacific Gyre Inc. Fifth International Marine Debris Conference Hydrodynamics of Marine Debris March 21 st , 2011. Floating Objects. First Drogued Drifters. Surface Float. Tether. HMS Challenger. Sea Anchor ( Drogue).

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Calibrated Lagrangian Drifters

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  1. Calibrated Lagrangian Drifters Andy Sybrandy, Pacific Gyre Inc. Fifth International Marine Debris Conference Hydrodynamics of Marine Debris March 21st, 2011

  2. Floating Objects

  3. First Drogued Drifters Surface Float Tether HMS Challenger Sea Anchor (Drogue)

  4. First Global GARP Experiment

  5. Various Drifter Designs

  6. 1987 NiilerTristarLagrangianDrifters

  7. 1989 NiilerCalibration Drifters

  8. 1990 SVPB and 2000 Mini-SVPB

  9. Pacific Gyre

  10. Pacific Gyre Microstar Drifter 2003

  11. 2011 Lagrangian Drifter Systems

  12. References • Anderson, Genny. "Tools of the Oceanographer." MarineBio.net. 2003. Web. 13 Mar. 2011. <http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/01intro/tomeas.htm>. • Lumpkin, Rick, and Mayra Pazos. "Measuring Surface Currents with Surface Velocity Program Drifters: the Instrument, Its Data, and Some Recent Results." Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics. Ed. A. Mariano, T. Rossby, and D. Kirwan. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2007. Print. • "Message in a Bottle." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 19 Mar. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_in_a_bottle>. • The Nike Shoe Investigation. Los Angeles: UCLA. PDF • Niiler, P. P., 2003: A brief history of drifter technology. Autonomous and Lagrangian Platforms and SensorsWorkshop, • Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California. • Niiler, P. P., R. Davis, and H. White, 1987: Water-following characteristics of a mixed-layer drifter. Deep Sea Res., • Niiler, P.P., Sybrandy, A.L., Bi, K., Poulain, P. and Bitterman, D., Measurements of the water-following capability of Holey-sock and TRISTAR drifters, Deep-Sea Res. I, 42(11/12), 1951-1964, 1995 • "Oldest Message in a Bottle." BSH Startseite. Web. 19 Mar. 2011. <http://www.bsh.de/en/The_BSH/Messages_in__Bottles/aelteste_Flaschenpost.jsp>.

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