Comparison of observed and modeled drifter trajectories in coastal regions: An Improvement through adjustments for observed drifter slip and errors in wind fields

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1614-1620

  Edwards, K P ^a   Werner, F E ^a   Blanton, B O ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; WIND;

COASTAL REGIONS; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE TRACKING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; WIND;

ALGORITHM; COASTAL ZONE; DRIFTER; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHOD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRACKING; WIND FIELD;

EID: 33845611077     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1933.1     Document Type: Article

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